1. Appomattox The end of the civil war

2. The surrender took place in the parlor of Wilmer McLean's home in 1865 on Palm Sunday at Appomattox. Ironically, he also owned the farm where the first major battle of the war was fought in 1861. The First Battle of Bull Run was fought on his farm. After the battle he said he was moving his family away from the dangers of the war so he bought a farm at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. It has since been said that the Civil War started in Wilmer McLean's front yard and ended in his front parlor The Confederate Army Surrenders…

4. The meeting lasted approximately an hour and a half as Lee and Grant discussed the terms of surrender. After the surrender, many already historic artifacts were taken or destroyed by soldiers seeking souvenirs. Union troops saluted their former enemies at the surrender ceremony. The surrender was a highly emotional affair for the participants, many of whom had been fighting for four years. Soldiers on both sides cheered and cried – often at the same time – upon hearing the news. After Lee left the McLean House on April 9, some of the Union officers present bought much of the furniture in McLean’s parlor. Soldiers of all ranks from both armies tried to take a piece of their experience home with them. Northerners bought Confederate dollars from the Rebels, and soldiers tore up their own regimental flags as souvenirs. The surrender agreement at Appomattox did not end the war right away. News in the South traveled slow and the final battle of the Civil War took place at Palmito Ranch in Texas on May 11-12, 1865.