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Grant's Pursuit of Lee
General Grant's Union Army pursued General Lee's Confederate Army in the Overland Campaign, resulting in an important victory for the Union.
Sherman's March
General Sherman's "March to the Sea" Campaign inflicted significant damage to Southern industry, infrastructure, and civilian property.
Lee's Surrender at Appomattox
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, ending the fighting of the eastern theater and effectively ending the American Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln's Family
After President Lincoln’s assassination, his wife Mary Todd Lincoln secured the first life pension for the widow of a president, and their son Robert rose to prominence as a lawyer and politician.