Tomorrow marks the anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. Grant's generous terms contrasted his 'Unconditional Surrender' reputation. The event symbolized the end of the Civil War, with Lee agreeing to surrender his Army of Northern Virginia.
Show me someone who has never read a newspaper announcing the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox Court House. #CivilWarMemory https://t.co/fttupPEZZw https://t.co/53sXj21adR
#OnThisDay in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee agrees to surrender his Army of Northern Virginia, marking a symbolic end to the Civil War. https://t.co/uI5o6LzKSm
Happy Traitors Surrendering Day, to those who celebrate! Fuck Robert E. Lee, fuck the Confederacy, and fuck their cause of treason which was to keep others enslaved! The Union Forever! https://t.co/3wo7RHZTrl
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Happy Appomattox Day— Slavery and treason: buried in the same grave! https://t.co/Dvt4WMUqz6
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Tomorrow is the anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. Most of us recall the generous terms Grant offered Lee, which stood in contrast to his reputation as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. But what about Lee?