(WSFA) - April 9 marks the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse and Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S.

Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Elsewhere in the country, parts of the rebel army ...

These are not people with whom we can negotiate, so turn to the lessons of history for dealing with non-negotiable opponents.

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 ...

Many – perhaps most – Confederate soldiers did not know what the end of the war would mean for them, their families, and the South as they left Appomattox. Even before the surrender, the ...

The episode begins with William Tecumseh Sherman's brilliant march to the sea, which brings the war to ... town called Appomattox Court House. There the dramatic and deeply moving surrender ...

Lee surrendered in Appomattox Court House ... The story illustrates how in the Civil War, the presence of a common enemy caused unexpected alliances to be formed, including an alliance Paul ...

Saturday was busy for the Appomattox Fire Department, working multiple fires throughout the day. SEE ALSO: Firefighters battle 3-acre wildfire in remote Pulaski County area Starting at 10:00 a.m ...

Kevin Levin hosted Mackowski for a live chat on "Civil War Memory" to talk about Mackowski's book "A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864." Watch the program. Mackowski ...