Union Army:
- Ulysses S. Grant: Commanding General of the Union Armies
- Philip Sheridan: Commander of the Union Cavalry Corps
- Edward Ord: Commander of the Army of the James
Confederate Army:
- Robert E. Lee: Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia
- John B. Gordon: Commander of the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
- William N. Pendleton: Chief of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia
These individuals played pivotal roles in the negotiation and execution of the surrender agreement that effectively ended the American Civil War.