The Liberty Rifles and 1st Section, in partnership with Appomattox Court House National Park will be providing U.S. Army, Confederate, and civilian living history impressions on April 12 and 13. Photo ...

APPOMATTOX COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Saturday, April 9, marks the anniversary of a historic day locally and nationally. 157 years ago, on April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The sword Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had at his side when he surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is returning to Appomattox as the centerpiece of a new museum examining ...

When Robert E. Lee surrendered his battered Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Virginia’s Appomattox Court House on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865, the flames fanning the Civil War were ...

Just over 150 years ago, on April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in south ...

A massive sign honoring Appomattox Virginia where on April 9, 1865, Confederate Generals surrendered to the North ending the U.S. Civil War. (Courthouse News photo / Brad Kutner) *The last year has ...

APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) -- The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago Thursday effectively ended the Civil War. This is a rolling account of ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On April 9, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee met in the home of Wilmer McLean at Appomattox ...

Former Lynchburg corrections director sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in federal prison The former acting director of the Lynchburg Community Corrections & Pretrial Services Department has been ...

The story of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee at Appomattox is shrouded in myth. Often left out of that narrative is how Grant forced Lee to the negotiating table. The story could not be complete ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Joshua Chamberlain was a war hero and public servant whose resume puts him ...