Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9 , 1865 . The surrender in Appomattox , Virginia , is considered a milestone event in the ending of American Civil War . Re-enactors gathered in Appomattax for a re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse .
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9 , 1865 . The surrender in Appomattox , Virginia , is considered a milestone event in the ending of the Civil War . Re-enactors gathered in Appomattax for a re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse .