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On the 12th of April, 1865, the Army of Northern Virginia marched to the field in front of Appomattox Court-House, stacked their arms, folded their colors, and walked empty handed to find their distant, blighted homes. These are detailed and moving first-hand accounts from seven historically prominent witnesses to Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox. Includes accounts from: Major-General Wesley Merritt, USA • Major-General John Gibbon, USA • Colonel Charles Marshall, Aide-de-cainp and Military Secretary to General R. E. Lee. • Brigadier-General E. P. Alexander, CSA • Lt. General James Longstreet, CSA • General Philip Sheridan, USA • Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant Also included is "the famous telegram," which informed President Lincoln of Lee's surrender. A must have for any Civil War buff!