BY JADE WEBB

Battle of Appomattox Court House

Setting

This battle took place in Appomattox County, Virginia near the Appomattox River. It began on April 9, 1865 at 8:00am

Goal of Battle

General Robert E. Lee was determined to escape the Union forces and reach his supplies at Lynchburg.

Leadership

The Union forces were lead by General Ulysses S. Grant who grew up in Ohio, he graduated middle of his class at West Point, and was a career military man

The confederate forces were lead by General Robert E. Lee. His father was a revolutionary war hero, he graduated second in his class at West Point, and he was an officer at Corps. Of Engineers for 17 years

Tactics

The Union army struck General Lee and his troops before they could get their supplies, therefore the Union troops already had a clear advantage and when General Lee realized he was surrounded on all sides he surrendered rather than lose the lives of more of his troops.

Significance

The importance of this battle is that it is the last battle of the Civil War to be fought in Virginia.

Work Cited

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ulyssessgrant

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/robert-e-lee.html

http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/appomattox-courthouse.html?tab=facts