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- the surrender
- i guess this is it
- the terms
- theses are simple and humane
- the front polar
- maybe i should have changed before i came
- the war came to an end on April 9th 1865 Gen Robert E Lee of the confederate forces of the south met Gen U.S. grant of the federal forces of the north met in the front polar of the home of Wilmer McLean
- the terms
- hopefully there not as harsh
- Gen Lee requested the terms of the surrender expecting harsh treatment from the union from the union commander but grants terms were simple and humane as both men
- pain and sorrow
- i cant believe i just did that
- we can show our joy by not celebrating
- grant did not look like a good military leader his cloths where the same a the lower soldiers in his army his boots were covered in mud but Lee was dressed at his best
- celebrating
- Lee had asked grant to write the terms of the surrender grant sat at an table and wrote the agreement and it said the confederate army would give its weapons and property
- as lee left the house his face was filled pain sorrow but it seams that he did not see the union officers the stood as a sign if respect
- on the other side the union soldiers began to celebrate they fired there guns to cheer over the victory over Lees army Grant heard them and order them to stop and said we can show our best joy by refusing to celebrate there defeat
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