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The Appomattox (or Shenandoah) Parole Passes and Confederate Cavalry After Appomattox

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Jon Tracey

Following the combat at Appomattox Court House on the morning of April 9, Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia prepared to surrender. Lee and Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant met in the parlor of Wilmer McLean’s … Continue reading →

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Appomattox Paroles

Posted on August 29, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author, Roger Futrell The Appomattox Court House paroles which General Ulysses S. Grant issued to Robert E. Lee’s surrendered Army of Northern Virginia, in April 1865, symbolized President Lincoln’s desire to unify the Nation. … Continue reading →

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