Today, four years to the day after the war began with the South’s assault upon Fort Sumter, the formal surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia takes place. The Federals await at Appomattox Court House as the Confederates break camp for the last time early this morning and march up the Richmond-Lynchburg Road to lay…
Two days after Lee’s surrender, celebrations continue in the nation’s capital. The crowd of people gathered on the grounds of the capitol are cheerful and loud, rejoicing in the end of the great conflict that has left perhaps 700,000 dead. Not that the war has officially ended quite yet. Although Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia…
The day after Lee surrenders to Grant, celebrations erupt in Washington, D.C. The war is over! Neither rain nor mud dampens the occasion as thousands mill about in the city’s streets. Many gather on the grounds of the capitol, serenading President Lincoln. The commotion eventually leads Lincoln to make an appearance at a window. Looking…