At Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant offered Robert E. Lee's army magnanimous surrender terms, sparing thousands of lives.

The Confederate surrender in April 1865 offers lessons for our modern political discord, Franklin City School Board member Robert N. Holt writes in a guest column.

Following four brutal years of suffering, sacrifice, and unthinkable tragedy during the Civil War, the fate of the Union was secured in triumph when ...

Despite what many believe, the surrender was not the end of the Civil War, but it can best be described as the beginning of ...

APPOMATTOX COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – This week marks the 161st anniversaries of Surrender and Freedom Day at Appomattox Court ...

"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of ...

Over 160 years ago on April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

On April 9, 1940, Nazi Germany launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway, an operation known as Weserübung. In a ...

El Dorado Hills: Savas Beatie, 2023. Pp. xiv, 262. Maps, appends, biblio., index. $22.95 paper. ISBN: 1611216168 An authority on the Appomattox Campaign, Calkins writes that his principal reasons for ...