At Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant offered Robert E. Lee's army magnanimous surrender terms, sparing thousands of lives.
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On this day, April 9, 1865: Lee’s surrender at Appomattox
Despite what many believe, the surrender was not the end of the Civil War, but it can best be described as the beginning of the end.
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