Trapped by Union forces near Appomattox Court House, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant, #OnThisDay April 9, 1865, precipitating the capitulation of other Confederate forces and leading to the end of the bloodiest conflict in American history. While this event is considered the most significant surrender of the Civil War, several other Confederate commanders had to capitulate and negotiate paroles and amnesty for Southern combatants before Pr