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Born on the Tonawanda Reservation in western New York in 1828, Hasanoanda was raised in the Seneca traditions but was educated at a Baptist mission...

The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment or "Old Guard" is the oldest regiment in the Regular United States Army. Today, it is best-known for its ceremonial...

Historian Robert M. Dunkerly explores the final, bitter months of the Civil War and the terms of surrender of the Confederate armies as the conclusion...

This page describes the fall of Richmond in detail.

This article provides an overview of the the five California raised companies that made up the California Battalion of the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry...

This article which provides General Joshua Chamberlain's comments and memories concerning the Army of Northern Virginia's Surrender at Appomattox.

Robert E. Lee's letter to Jefferson Davis explaining the surrender, the fatigue of the army and of the confederacy and the need to end the war...

On April 9, 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Lt. Gen Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Appomattox, VA. The next day, on April 10...

Learn more about the final battles of the Eastern Theater in this article by NPS historian Patrick Schroeder.

NPS Historian Patrick Schroeder describes the 1865 Appomattox Campaign that led to the eventual surrender of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia...

NPS historian Ernie Price describes the meeting between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee that led to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia...

NPS Historian Patrick Schroeder describes the battles preceding Robert E. Lee's decision to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox...