APPOMATTOX, Va ... where Generals Lee and Grant met to negotiate the terms of surrender. Swift noted, "General Grant forbade any celebrations. He said, The rebels are countrymen again, we ...

As soon as Confederate guns fired on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 ...

Grant on April 9 at Appomattox ... “General, I messed up bad?” asks Powers. We’ve covered the history of The News-Press, the formation of Lee County, the storied history of the Lee County ...

How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are important and surprising. They're not in any particular order. (Also, take ...

It ended on April, 9, 1865 when General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. To contact the People’s Organization For Progress call (973)801-0001. For information about the ...

Today marks the 150th anniversary of Stoneman’s Raid — a historical Burke County event that took place on April 17, 1865. History Museum of Burke County Curator Phyllis Wogan said their ...

Being less than 90 miles from Appomattox Courthouse where the Civil ... Road for General James Longstreet, a general and trusted advisor to Robert E. Lee. Cara Cooper is the sports editor of ...