On This Day: Civil War - Appomattox Court House and General Lee's Surrender

On April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in the home of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Court House. View the video clips below to learn about the beginning of the end to the Civil War.

Appomattox Court House

Park Ranger Doyle Sapp talks about General Lee's surrender to General Grant in the village of Appomattox Court House.