BATTLE OF APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE

INFO

• DATE: April 9, 1865
• LOCATION: Appomattox Virginia
• CONFEDERACY GENERAL: Robert E. Lee
• UNION GENERAL: Ulysses S. Grant

REASON FOR BATTLE

• The Confederacy had one strong army left, the Northern Virginia army. They wanted to fight the Union at Appomattox as a last ditch effort to defeat the north.

FACTS

• The Union had twice as many soldiers as the Confederacy
• Lee Surrendered to prevent further damage to the south
• Instead of the north taking the south as prisoners, they paroled the,

RESULTS

• General Lee surrendered to General Grant
• The union won

EFFECT ON THE CIVIL WAR

• Although the Battle of Appomattox Court House didn't end the civil war, it was one of the last battles and had great impact on the defeat of the Confederacy.