History Schmistory: April 9. Lee Surrenders to Grant.
Sunday, April 9, 2023 in History Schmistory
On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Grant allows Confederate soldiers to keep their rifles, horses, and Lynyrd Skynyrd albums.