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On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seed that on other days and other fields will bear the fruits of victory.

-- General Douglas MacArthur

Appomattox Court House (1865)

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Appomattox Court House
War: American Civil War


Date: 9 Apr 1865
Location: Virginia, US
Outcome: Union victory

Overview: Early on April 9, the remnants of John Broun Gordon?s corps and Fitzhugh Lee?s cavalry formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Union pincers and reach his supplies at Lynchburg. At dawn the Confederates advanced, initially gaining ground against Sheridan?s cavalry. The arrival of Union infantry, however, stopped the advance in its tracks. Lee?s army was now surrounded on three sides. Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9. This was the final engagement of the war in Virginia.

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