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On this Day in 1865

On this day in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the war. “The Surrender” by Keith Rocco shows the known officers that were present for at least a portion of the meeting in the McLean Parlor, April 9, 1865. National Park …

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On this Day in 1865

A day after Union forces capture Richmond, President Abraham Lincoln visits Richmond with his son, Tad. For days later, Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. On April 5, 2003, the National Park Service unveiled a statue at the Historic Tredegar Iron Works commemorating Lincoln’s 1865 visit to Richmond. The life-sized sculpture by …

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