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They all saw so much death and violence that celebrating must have been hard to fathom. It reminded me of the story of a North Vietnamese soldier who returned to his home after the war. He simply sat down to a quiet dinner with his mother. That was the only celebration he wanted. And the two never spoke of it again.

To use a football metaphor; it doesn't matter how many first downs you had, or time of possession or how few penalties or how many pass completions. The only thing that matters is if you won or not. Grant won the war. That's all that matters.

Grant agreed to provide rations to Lee's starving Confederate soldiers, as a gesture of mercy considering their depleted supplies.

Such a sad day for the western world

How many jews, blacks and women are we going to cram into this thing?

Nothing but jews, blacks and women in this trash. Can I get some white men telling the story? What are we doing here?

If only General Lee had armaments & ordnance at his disposal without the Union interrupting the supplies from Europe, Confederates would win the war.

“The last of the old wars” Absolute Nonsensical Historical Misframing Portraying Lee as some Era wise Old War stereotype mean’s that Grant is old War aswell What is He mumbling about? They both learned from most the same Historical examples and proved their education in the same War and Era What!? This isn’t Napoleon knocking over some City State still living in near Medieval Feudalism or old Generals surrendering to Young officers It’s two officers from the same National Military Academic systems and practicing most the same Tactics to their right capacity as much they could And as if flashy Regalia ever left the U.S. Military As it shouldn’t; the way God intended Again: What Madeup History is He mumbling about!?

I remember, I was there.

Ungh General Betrayus spoiled the entire docu...

Puts me in mind of the English civil war(s), the Cavaliers with their fancy outfits and plumes, the Roundheads with their mass-produced red uniforms and a job to do.

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Your commentators are 4 Jews and 2 neo-cons.

Nonsense propaganda trying to paint the confederates as elites and the union as rugged. Just utter hogwash. We could handle your propaganda if it wasn’t so absurd. Get fucked.

Lit!

Because the south wasnt held accountable, we have the issues we do today.

Grant nit only let everyone go hime iwth no arrests he also fed them at lees request

Ulysses S. Grant's peace terms to Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House exemplified a conciliatory approach aimed at national reconciliation rather than retribution. By allowing Confederate soldiers to retain their dignity, including permitting them to keep personal belongings, horses, and weapons, Grant emphasized unity over humiliation. This strategy reflected an understanding that fostering goodwill, rather than perpetuating division, was essential to rebuilding the nation and preventing long-term polarization. The decision to refrain from blaming or punishing the Southern people collectively helped lay the groundwork for a unified United States, despite the challenges of Reconstruction. A similar approach was evident at the conclusion of World War II, particularly in the dealings between Western Allied leaders and Germany, as well as other Axis powers. Western leaders sought to facilitate peace by avoiding punitive measures that might stoke resentment and hinder long-term stability. For instance, policies such as the Marshall Plan and the reorganization of post-war Germany focused on economic recovery and political stabilization rather than collective punishment. This strategy, akin to Grant’s post-Civil War approach, was grounded in the belief that reconciliation and rebuilding were the only paths to lasting peace. Both examples illustrate the power of pragmatic reconciliation, even after deeply divisive conflicts. These moments underscore the importance of seeking common ground to heal societies and ensure enduring stability, rather than perpetuating cycles of retribution and alienation.

The last confederate garrison to lay down their arms was Native American.

I find it interesting that Confederate apologists were allowed to persue a campaign of character assassination against Grant that went on for decades that was entirely successful. For all their pride and bombast, Americans frequently show a high degree of moral cowardice.

May Lincoln be in hell for what he did to the South. He brought a standing Army down here wanting a 40% tax on us textile States. Then locked up Journalists and shut down newspapers censoring the truth about the War. He allowed the Rape and pillage of our Southerners of the most brutal kind. He also didn't care about Slavery either. Just Google and read his letter to Sen. Horace Greeley, its all there. He just wanted to save the Union, nothing else mattered. Yet he sits on Throne in Washington DC! I visit DC each year on business and spit in his face each time.

God put grant through constant hardish in his early life to teach him humility and it paid off when it mattered the most. God is great

The actual end of the war was June 23, 1865 when the last confederate general surrendered.

Grant addressed Gen Simon B Buckner as old friend for good reason. Buckner helped Grant a few years ago when Grant, his old army friend, was penniless. A grateful Grant remembered it; Buckner became a prisoner in name only. But it is here that Grant used the term "unconditional" surrender, a term never used before in American war. FDR remember it and used it deliberately against the axis powers. Grant was an all time great.

Knowing what we know today...that the Union is destined to fail...one must wonder if we really should have fought the war at all? Wars...there are no winners. But States today can break up and form new Countries with new Constitutions that apply to the electorate of the new Countries and each can be allies. Way better than forcing one's will on those that view life differently.

All of them fought under one flag once before this...

I wanna see the Union army in 1864 that became equipped with breech-loading rifles like the trapdoor, the Joslyn "Joselle" rifle, and the Burnside rifles along with Spencer and Henry rifles as support fire rifles.

The southern states legally and constitutionally seceded from the union and formed their own country. They were not traitors nor were they criminals.

As a texan the southerners had no reason to hang heads down!🤔 Jman

I believe most of the established, elite union generals were content to let the South go. Hence the delays and equivocation

343k views... 3k likes... says more than it needs

G0d bless LEE

Yearning to be brothers again. Pffft get off our land you freedmens bureau lovin carpetbaggers!

I think there were some Chinese-American union soldiers there at the surrender site.

Attacked without orders....just so damn American 😑

Lee had no authority to surrender the Confederate States of America and did no such thing. Lee surrendered the Army Of Virginia. The CSA still exists.

FDR took Grant's lead by demanding Unconditioal Surrender from the Axis powers. Grant won by his own strategy and perseverance, and never humiliated his opponent.

It's a shame Lincoln and Grant didn't force the stipulation that wealthy southern landowners give their African American victims a third of their property and the right to arm themselves and police their own communities. It would have gone a long way toward solving many of the cascading problems that ended up plaguing the 20th and 21st century. Jim Crow never had to happen.

The description in the title is NOT accurate. Lincoln chose Grant as the overall commander of ALL Federal Armies. General Meade, who defeated Lee at Gettysburg still commanded the Army of the Potomac until the end of the war. That was the Army that opposed Lee's Army of Northern Virginia ( Lee Surrendered April 12, 1865 ). Once Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Va that did NOT instantly end the war. Lee himself did not become appointed as Commander of ALL Confederate armies until Jan of 1865 ( a mere 4 months before the war ended ). The Confederates also had the Army of Tennessee ( Surrendered April 26, 1865 ) and the Army of the Trans-Mississippi. ( Surrendered May 26, 1865 or 6 weeks after Lee Surrendered ). Native American and Confederate General Stand Watie wouldn't surrender his army until June 23, 1865 ( almost 2 and a half months after Lee surrendered). Union General Meade retained his position as Commander of the largest and most important Union Army up through Lee's surrender. General U.S. Grant himself was General in Chief of all armies and was attached to the Army of the Potomac but it was Meade who was in command of that Army.

One significant reason the assault on Missionary Ridge didn't result in a massacre of the charging Union troops was that the Confederate lines were actually on the very top of Missionary Ridge; a major mistake by the Confederates. Properly, the lines should have been positioned a short distance down from the top to be more in line with the slope of the ridge. The Confederates did not have a clear field of fire, giving the Union troops shelter from the Confederate fire for a good distance up the ridge.

And it would have been, quite the sight.

Grant always seen with sidearms which he didn't wear.

These dang arsonist thieving Yankees went foraging around Chattan-ooga (as these dummies call it) when the siege was lifted and came to my 3x great grandmother's farm in Chattanooga Valley in North Georgia. Her husband, my 3x great granddaddy was away up north in a Rebel Cavalry unit. The officers made my grandmother fix them a meal with what little food she had available. My granny poisoned it and told'em to "Eat it at your own risk." They of course left it on the table but shot and carried off all her stock and burned her smokehouse down. Legend has it and sworn to by my grandmother born in 1910 that my granny and her kids stood on the front porch and waved a little Confederate flag as the Yankees rode away. I reckon they and more to burn and loot.

If we had treated the Germans with dignity and respect after WW 1 we would have never had Hitler or WW 2

The sentiments of some academics even 160 years later is mind boggling. Still going with this charade that the southern states were fighting for "slavery". That they should have been "punished". I don't really respect some heartless academic shrew's opinion on what fellow countrymen should do in a post war scenario. WTF would they know about war, or the men who fight? WTF would they know what it does to a man when bullets are flying? The weird feelings you have towards the enemy? The comradery of a unit? The thoughts that race through your mind on a quiet patrol? Not a single goddamn thing.

The Union, Grant 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

😂 victory? Half the country destroyed and a million dead for what?Made the federal govt military dictator over the states didn't save the union or anything else

Considering how the South has spent the past century and a half acting like some of history 's biggest sore losers. I think more humiliation was in order.

Fun Fact: Ulysses Simpson Grant was not the General's actual name. He was born Hyrim Ulysses Grant. To be appointed to West Point one must be officially sponsored by one's U.S. Senator. The Senator who wrote the appointment letter for Grant was a family friend and wrongly believed him to be named after his mother's maiden name which was Simpson. His name was never legally changed. A similar mistake was made during the West Point appointment of Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower. His birth name was David Dwight. But he had his name legally changed some time after his appointment to West Point and before becoming President.

Huzzah!