Appomattox Marks 150th Anniversary Of Surrender Of Lee's Army In Civil War

APPOMATTOX, VA - APRIL 09: American Civil War re-enactors dressed as Confederate cavalry take part in a re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox as spectators watch at the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park April 9, 2015 in Appomattox, Virginia. Today is the 150th anniversary of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Union forces commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant in the McLean House at Appomattox, Virginia. The surrender marked the beginning of the end of the American Civil War in 1865. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)