One hundred fifty years ago, in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Ulysses S. Grant won the Civil War.* His chief opponent, Gen. Robert E. Lee of the Confederate States, had surrendered, all but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Harold Holzer talks about the document and the surrender at Appomattox. ** This clip is part of C-SPAN Classroom's FREE resources for teachers and students. Visit www.c-spanclassroom.org for more ...

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.

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.

1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, portrayed by University of Memphis Professor Curt Fields, rides to McLean House at Appomattox, Va., April 9, to receive the ...

157 years ago, on April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox-- marking the beginning of the end of the Civil War.

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.

RICHMOND, Va. - The sword that Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had at his side when he surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is returning to Appomattox as the centerpiece of a new museum ...

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.