when did the civil war end
History · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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The American Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. This event is generally considered the formal conclusion of the Civil War, although some Confederate forces continued to resist for a short time afterward. The surrender at Appomattox Court House signaled the effective end of major hostilities and laid the groundwork for the process of national reunification and Reconstruction in the aftermath of the war.