The surrender at Appomattox Court House took place on April 9, 1865. It was then that Confederate General Robert E. Lee found himself and his men surrounded by General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union forces. Lee formally threw in the towel 157 years ago, eventually leading to the end of the U.S. Civil War. Read next: Meet Isoroku Yamamoto, the Man Who Planned the Pearl Harbor … [Read more...]