What is Appomattox Campaign?
The '''Appomattox Campaign''' was a [[military campaign]] during the [[American Civil War]]. It happened in 1865 in [[Virginia]]. At the start of the campaign from March 30–April 1, 1865, Union general U.S. Grant captured [[Petersburg, Virginia]]. Confederate general [[Robert E. Lee]] tried to get the [[Army of Northern Virginia]] moved to [[North Carolina]], so he could fight along with other Confederate soldiers. But Grant surrounded Lee's army at Appomattox Courthouse and forced Lee to surrender. After Lee's surrender, other Confederate armies started to surrender too. {{American Civil War}} [[Category:American Civil War battles]] [[Category:1865 in the United States]] [[Category:1860s in Virginia]] {{history-stub}}