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- Newspaper Report of Official Correspondence, "Surrender of Lee!," April 9, 1865 - Since 1864, Union general Ulysses S. Grant had pursued General Robert E. Lee's army through Virginia and by April 1865 finally had worn the confederates out. This newspaper clipping announced the long-awaited news of the surrender. After four long years, the Civil War was coming to an end.
- April 09, 1865
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Newspaper Report of Official Correspondence, "Surrender of Lee!," April 9, 1865
Since 1864, Union general Ulysses S. Grant had pursued General Robert E. Lee's army through Virginia and by April 1865 finally had worn the confederates out. This newspaper clipping announced the long-awaited news of the surrender. After four long years, the Civil War was coming to an end.