It was on this day in 1865 that General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War.
The generals met at the Appomattox Court House. Lee was wearing his best gray Confederate uniform, with a sword at his side, and Grant wore a muddy private's shirt. The two men talked briefly, remembering their first meeting during the Mexican War, and then discussed the terms of surrender. Grant said he was "sad and depressed at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, the worst for which people ever fought."
When the Union soldiers began to cheer, Grant ordered them to be silent out of respect. Lee rode back to camp, and when he reached his tent, he said, "Boys, I have done the best I could for you. Go home now, and if you make as good citizens as you have soldiers, you will do well, and I shall always be proud of you."
-from The Writer's Almanac-
8 comments:
Wow...I remember some of this from my college U.S. History class. Fascinating.
And this has....what?....to do with Unit B.
...can I have a little time to work on it, huh? can I, Mic huh?...
Phfrankie I will give you time; you've got 30 minutes ha!
Wow...Mickey and Lu are tough ones ain't they
Come on....
a little click, click here
and a click, click there
here a click
there a click
very little time
to upload a pic?
Old McBondo takes his pics
E I E I O.....
with a snap snap here
and a snap snap there
I like his photos
I like him to share
When we see it it'll be super
Unit B will have a new pooper.
You guys are corny. Hey Phrank...how's bout growin a little of it?...in your spare time, of course.
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