Today in 1865 Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Virginia to Ulysses S Grant. The US Civil War was effectively over But the moment of surrender was also a moment of astonishing coincidence: - ThreadSky

thehistoryguy.bsky.social • 18 days ago

Today in 1865 Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Virginia to Ulysses S Grant.
The US Civil War was effectively over
But the moment of surrender was also a moment of astonishing coincidence:

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emilysouch.bsky.social•18 days ago

That it was. Another coincidence is that my daughter just read the entry about it to me from your ‘On This Day in History’ book!

geraint.bsky.social•18 days ago

The Appomattox campaign had the Union Troops out fight and out march Lee. Especially Sheridan
The battle of Sailors Creek smashed half his Army to shreds

thehistoryguy.bsky.social•18 days ago

The first major battle of the US Civil War was fought on land farmed by one Wilmer McLean. He didn't enjoy the experience so he moved 120 miles away. Four years later he found himself at the heart of it once again. Generals Lee and Grant used his front room to sign the surrender

alexchurchill.bsky.social•18 days ago

Had great fun writing about your namesake. What a douche - him, not you obvs

https://achurchill.substack.com/p/article-devil-dan-an-american-scoundrel

mistabobdobalina.bsky.social•18 days ago

Dan Sickles. The man who foolishly disobeyed Meade's orders and almost cost the Union their line.

alexchurchill.bsky.social•18 days ago

And then tried to spin himself as the victor of Gettysburg 😂

mistabobdobalina.bsky.social•18 days ago

Corruption from Tammany Hall? Naw, never! 😂

geraint.bsky.social•18 days ago

Have you read Stephen Sears book Gettysburg that's really good

mashm0re.bsky.social•18 days ago

After the 7 day Tariff war DJT is handed his marching orders in the biggest backdown since the grand old Duke of York or perhaps The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

bonescrosby.bsky.social•18 days ago

Photo I took at Appomattox back in 2012.

leewashere.bsky.social•18 days ago

And after Grant and Lee left virtually every stick of furniture in the room was looted by soldiers.

mitchraf.bsky.social•18 days ago

The guy with the giant metal tarantula wasn't pleased about that

topladave.bsky.social•18 days ago

My Civil War ancestor enlisted with the 184th rgt Pennsylvania. He was wounded at Cold Harbor, later captured at Petersburg, sent to Andersonville Prison Camp, was seriously ill when he was furloughed in Nov. 1864, after a hospital stay he returned to his unit and saw the surrender at Appomattox.

billma.bsky.social•18 days ago

I recommend “Confederates in the Attic-Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War” by Tony Horwitz

billma.bsky.social•18 days ago

Reply to Rhys Griffiths

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