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Location: Appomattox Court House, VA
Dates: April 9, 1865
Union Commander:
Ulysses S. Grant, Lieutenant General
Confederate Commander:
Robert E. Lee, General
Battle Summary:
After spending months bottled up at Petersburg and Richmond,
U.S. Grant
finally dislodged the Army of Northern Virginia, in early April 1865.
After pushing Lee out of his trenches in Petersburg, Grant's cavalry
lieutenant, Major General
Phil Sheridan, cornered Lee at Five Forks,
inflicting a terrible loss on Lee's already depleted army, with losses near
3,000. At this point, Lee started his retreat along the Appomattox
River.... More>>>>
Appomattox Station.
