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Print of Lee surrendering to Grant at Appomattox Court House

Currier & Ives1865-04

Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States

On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. This event signaled the approaching end of the Civil War.

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Title: Print of Lee surrendering to Grant at Appomattox Court House
Creator: Currier & Ives
Date Created: 1865-04
External Link: Library of Congress, LOC- LC-USZC2-3054

Ford's Theatre

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