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On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. Discover how the final campaign unfolded, what Grant's surrender terms meant, and why Appomattox became the enduring symbol of the Civil War's end.

The Battle of Gettysburg brought Union and Confederate armies together for three days of intense fighting in July 1863. From the opening clashes to Pickett's Charge, the Union victory stopped Lee's invasion of the North and helped change the direction of the Civil War.