Historical Figures

Who where the key leaders at surrender appomattox courthouse?

The key leaders at the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, were:

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.