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On April 9, 1865, the Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road was the most important road in Virginia to Robert E. Lee, who planned to escape west along it in hopes of eventually turning south to join Joe Johnston’s army in North Carolina. When Federal forces blocked this route, Lee had no choice but to surrender. Nearby, the village of Appomattox Court House looked much as it did when Grant arrived on the afternoon of April 9 and briefly met with Generals Sheridan and Ord before asking, “Is General Lee up there?” Told that Lee was in a nearby house, Grant started along this road to one of the most important meetings in American history, and three hours later he returned bearing news of Lee’s surrender.
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Appomattox, Virginia · United States
