The Battle of Appomattox Court House

1. Battle of Appomattox Court
House
BY JADE WEBB

2. Setting
 This battle took place in Appomattox County,
Virginia near the Appomattox River. It began on
April 9, 1865 at 8:00am

3. Goal of Battle
 General Robert E. Lee was determined to
escape the Union forces and reach his
supplies at Lynchburg.

4. Leadership
 The Union forces were lead by
General Ulysses S. Grant who
grew up in Ohio, he graduated
middle of his class at West
Point, and was a career military
man
 The confederate forces were
lead by General Robert E. Lee.
His father was a revolutionary
war hero, he graduated second
in his class at West Point, and
he was an officer at Corps. Of
Engineers for 17 years

5. Tactics
 The Union army struck General Lee and his troops
before they could get their supplies, therefore the
Union troops already had a clear advantage and
when General Lee realized he was surrounded on all
sides he surrendered rather than lose the lives of
more of his troops.

6. Significance
 The importance of this battle is that it is the last
battle of the Civil War to be fought in Virginia.

7. Work Cited
 http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ulyss
essgrant
 http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biograp
hies/robert-e-lee.html
 http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm
 http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/appomattoxcourthouse.html?tab=facts