Lee and Grant Meet

Lee and Grant Meet (HM3H4)

Location: Appomattox, VA 24522 Appomattox County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 22.727', W 78° 47.547'

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On the knoll before you, Lee and Grant held the second of their two meetings at Appomattox Court House. They met here on the morning of April 10. Grant hoped to enlist Lee's support in urging the surrender of other Confederate armies, and Lee was intent on working out the final details of surrender.

Lee refused Grant's request to exert his influence with other armies. But the two officers did resolve details of the surrender. Grant agreed to provide the Confederates with individual parole passes to safeguard their journey home. He would also allow surrendered soldiers to pass free on all government transportation on their way home.

During their two meetings at Appomattox, not a harsh word passed between Lee and Grant. Wrote one Confederate: "General Grant and his men treated us nobly, more nobly than was ever a conquered army treated before of since." The process of reconciliation had already begun.
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HM NumberHM3H4
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Placed ByAppomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Service, Dept. of the Interior
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 8:58pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 695453 N 4139179
Decimal Degrees37.37878333, -78.79245000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 22.727', W 78° 47.547'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 22' 43.62" N, 78° 47' 32.82" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 357-489 George Peers Dr, Appomattox VA 24522, US
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