Appomattox Campaign

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Were a series of American Civil War battles fought March 29 - April 9, 1865, in Virginia that concluded with the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to the forces of the Union Army.

Chronology

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April 1865: Union troop maneuver preceding the Battle of Amelia Springs. Inconclusive.

April 1865: Battle of Rice's Station. Confederate forces are caught off guard by John Gibbon's forces.

April 1865: Third Battle of Petersburg. Union General Grant defeats Lee.

April 1865: Battle of Sutherland's Station. Union victory.

April 1865: Battle of High Bridge. Union forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses.

April 1865: Battle of Appomattox Court House. Confederate General Lee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders.