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Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant’s Dispatch to the Secretary of War April 9, 1865

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Daniel Davis

Headquarters Appomattox C.H. Va., April 9th, 1865, 4:30 p.m. Hon. E.M. Stanton: Secretary of War, Washington. General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia this afternoon on terms proposed by myself. The accompanying additional correspondence will show the conditions fully. … Continue reading →

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