Tag Archives: Secretary of War Edwin Stanton

Ending the War: James Tanner and his Cherished Memories of the Awful Night

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

James Tanner had never seen Tenth Street so full of people. The crowd packed the street in front of his second-floor apartment. Tanner sat on his porch, looking down into the mass of people. Dignitaries and generals came and went, … Continue reading →

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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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