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How Grant and Lee Faced Off in the Civil War

The showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee marked the climactic struggle of the American Civil War. As Grant pressed a relentless campaign of attrition, Lee relied on tactical brilliance ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Gen. Lee's sword featured at Appomattox museum

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The sword Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had at his side when he surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is returning to Appomattox as the centerpiece of a new museum examining ...
The Spokesman-Review

End of The Civil War: Confederate surrenders throughout the country... and world

We’re taught in school that the American Civil War ended when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 — 160 years ago Wednesday. In fact, reality was ...
Mediaite

Krauthammer Urges GOP To Walk From Negotiations: Gen. Lee Was Offered Better Terms At Appomattox

Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer has reviewed President Barack Obama’s first offer as a means of resolving the impending fiscal cliff and found them wanting. In fact, he found them to be ...