Lee surrendered only his army, the Army of Northern Virginia. His was one of several Confederate armies operating throughout the South. Each would have to surrender on its own. If they chose to ...

1 The two generals met shortly after noon April 9, 1865, at the home of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to ...

Plus: our On This Day series considers the moment that Confederate general Robert E Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia.

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, which forced the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Special anniversary programs and activities are taking place April 7-13, 2025. The weeklong ...

and the pivotal siege of Petersburg that broke the back of the stalwart Army of Northern Virginia and led directly to general Robert E. Lee’s surrender at nearby Appomattox Courthouse.

Seen in their entirety for the first time, Emma Mordecai's US Civil War writings paint a seemingly contradictory picture of ...

Lee's Army of Northern Virginia sat his horse on a rise of ground in Maryland and saw, shimmering in the heat waves just six miles to the south, the luminous dome of the United States Capitol.

(AP) — Northern Virginia leaders urged lawmakers on Tuesday to enact emergency ... OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — EDITORS NOTE: On ...

In his spare time, he enjoyed deer hunting, gardening, and the study of the battles and campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia. He and wife were parishioners of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, in ...

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, which forced the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.