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On
April 9, 1865, Confederate general Robert E. Lee sat at this marble-top
table and signed a letter accepting General Ulysses S. Grant's terms
of surrender. The terms were generous: Confederate officers and men could go home "not to be disturbed by U.S. authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside." At Lee's request, the men were allowed to keep their horses, needed for the spring planting. Arrangements were also made to feed Lee's army from Federal supplies. |
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Surrender
table from the Wilmer McLean Home,
Appomattox Court House, Virginia Click image to enlarge. Copyright 2002 The Chicago Historical Society |
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