Description
University of Virginia Center for Civil War History director Caroline Janney discussed the terms of surrender after the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- CLIP 1: Based on the clip, what were the terms of surrender that General Ulysses S. Grant proposed?
- CLIP 1: What provision does Caroline Janney say Grant adds?
- CLIP 1: What line does General Robert E. Lee add? Why? Why does Janney say Grant allowed this addition to remain?
- CLIP 2: Who was excluded from the "generous terms" of surrender? Why?
- CLIP 2: What were Grant and General William T. Sherman fearful of?
Additional Resources
- On This Day: Civil War - Appomattox Court House and General Lee
- Bell Ringer: Artifacts from the Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
- Bell Ringer: Civil War - Appomattox Court House
- Bell Ringer: Surrender, Desertion, and Escape Before the Battle of Appomattox Court House
- Bell Ringer: The Beginning of Reconstruction
- Lesson Plan: Choice Board: Civil War Battles
Participants
Vocabulary
- Capitulate
- Civil War
- Confederate
- Guerilla
- Parole
- Partisan
- Prisoner Of War
- Union