Lee
Surrenders
“It would be useless and
therefore cruel,” Robert E. Lee remarked on the morning of April 9, 1865, “to
provoke the further effusion of blood, and I have arranged to meet with General
Grant with a view to surrender.”
The two generals met
shortly after noon on April 9, 1865, at the home of Wilmer McLean in the
village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Lee’s surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all United States
forces, hastened the conclusion of the Civil War.
Regardless of which side
of history you side with in any specific conflict, it is something to celebrate
when men of war call it quits in order to save lives.
I’m commemorating April
the 9th today, with the hope that all who rejoice in raising arms
will consider how much greater the alternative is.
Amen! Michael is reading a biography of Lee right now. A fascinating man.
ReplyDeleteWell said.
ReplyDeleteOh, how true. A day of peace when the conflict ends is one to be celebrated and remembered.
ReplyDeleteSo true. Thanks for this post.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
ReplyDeleteSo nicely put. My mantra lately: "What is wrong with people?"
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAmen! May it come to pass.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I definitely agree.
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