Appomattox
(1865)
n On April 9 at
Appomattox County,Virginia,
the remnants of the Confederate Corps and General Lee’s Calvary formed a line of battle at Appomattox Courthouse.
General Robert E. Lee attempted an escape from the closing Union forces to reach supplies at Lynchburg.
n At dawn the Confederates advanced gaining ground against Sheridan but the arrival of Union Infantry stopped this advance.
n Lee’s
army was surrounded on all sides and Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9th. This was the final engagement of the war in Virginia. There were about 700 casualties in this last battle.
