History The Unlikely Paths of Grant and Lee The two men met at Appomattox. The loser would become a role model, the victor an embarrassment.

A depiction of General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. On March 27, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order, insisting that our history must “focus on the greatness of the achievements ...

Ulysses S. Grant's Handwritten Terms of Surrender at Appomattox 568 Views Program ID: 312509-1 Category: Public Affairs Event Format: Interview Location: New York, New York, United States Purchase ...

Today, we commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday. Born to humble beginnings, this great defender of America won our bloodiest war, trampled the dark forces of disunion ...

Grant became the nation’s first four-star general in 1866, a year after Robert E. Lee surrendered to him at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, ending the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee famously accepted Ulysses S. Grant's terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House 150 years ago this week. Before that happened, the two generals traded letters negotiating terms ...

Joan Waugh talked about how Union General Ulysses S. Grant conducted the surrender at Appomattox and sought to foster an atmosphere of reconciliation with the defeated Confederates. She argued ...

This Tuesday marked the 159th anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox — the beginning of the end of a bitter and bloody civil war. From the modern American ...

After continued Confederate defeats including the Fall of Richmond in April of 1865 - General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse officially ending the Civil War.

APPOMATTOX, Va. -- Just over 150 years ago, on April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox ...

It’s an enduring myth of the Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrendered his sword to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, and his Union counterpart refused the traditional gesture of surrender.

Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander who led the defeat of the Confederacy, only to be later derided because of scandals during his presidency, is set for a posthumous appointment to general of ...