LINCOLN IN RICHMOND
On April 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln visited the recently abandoned capital of the Confederacy with his son, Tad. A navy captain assigned to protect the president’s party provided a detailed account of the historical event.
from “With Lincoln from Washington to Richmond in 1865,” appearing in Appleton’s, 1907.
“THE CONFEDERATES WERE NOW OUR PRISONERS”: GRANT AT APPOMATTOX
As Ulysses S. Grant faced his destiny with fate, suffering from the effects of throat cancer, he recalls the surrender at Appomattox through the eyes of a dying man.
from Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, 1885
“I ACCEPT THESE TERMS”: LEE AT APPOMATTOX
Walter Taylor, Robert E. Lee's aide, recounts Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. His account of the demeanor of lee and grant established the surrender narrative.
from An Aide-de-Camp of Lee, 1927