God bless both Generals and all the men who fought.
I honor their sacrifice.....
I honor their statues.
If I remember correctly, it was observed in the Ken Burns documentary series (with the legendary Shelby Foote and others) that the early start of the war took place in a farmer’s field near Appomattox and then in 1865, Lee signed the terms of surrender in this same farmer’s kitchen or dining room. Funny how the war’s start and then end took place in this farmer’s yard and then in his house.
General Lee didn’t actually surrender. He walked into the room and handed his hat and sword to the butler. He only realized shortly after that the “butler” was actually General Grant. Silly but quite an understandable faux pas given the circumstances. Alas, being the Southern gentleman, General Lee, not wanting to embarrass himself nor General Grant, accepted his fate and history ended another chapter. True story.
The house has a summer kitchen in the basement. I think that was a good idea.
Thanks for the posting. Another event that occurred on this date 77 years ago was the fall of Bataan.
The Battle of Palmetto Ranch took place on May 13, 1865 thewas last battle of the Civil War.
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfp01
Please, the place of surrender was NOT Appomattox. It was Appomattox Courthouse.
Copied from Wikipedia: The Old Appomattox Court House is a structure within the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. In the 1800s, this structure gave the surrounding village the name, Appomattox Court House.
“Let them up easy.’’ Lincoln’s words to Grant as Grant left for the meeting.