When Gen. Robert E. Lee left Appomattox Court House in April 1865 after surrendering to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, his copy of the terms of surrender left with him. Now, 150 years later, the documents are ...

Thursday, April 9, marks the 150th anniversary of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. In recognition of this historic event that symbolized the end of the Civil War, take a ...

General Lee and 21 confederate generals on horseback. 1867. Courtesy: Library of Congress. The official surrender document of Lee's troops to the Union Army, signed at Appomattox Court House on April ...

Editors: The Associated Press was there for the surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox in 1865 and again is there today for the 150th commemoration of the end to the nation's ...

On March 27, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order, insisting that our history must “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people.” At the root of Trump’s ...

APPOMATTOX, Va. (WSET) — An art exhibit in Appomattox commemorates and illustrates the Civil War and its historic Freedom Day. "This is the first of our art exhibit like this. It's a private ...

APPOMATTOX, Va. — After almost 50 years spent in the basement of Ora McCoy’s Appomattox home, a family bell passed down through five generations has found a new life ringing in history along the East ...