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  3. IMAGO International History, Archive, American Civil War, Battle of Appomattox Court House 1865

IMAGO International History, Archive, American Civil War, Battle of Appomattox Court House 1865

Mar 5, 2025

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  • The McLean house in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 1865. (Library of Congress KRT) USA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx TimothyxO Sullivanx krtphotoslive211398

    The McLean house in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 1865. (Library of Congress KRT) USA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx TimothyxO Sullivanx krtphotoslive211398

  • CIVIL WAR: APPOMATTOX. Union soldiers pose for a victory photograph in front of Appomattox Court House following Robert E. Lee s surrender on 9 April 1865. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0090660

    CIVIL WAR: APPOMATTOX. Union soldiers pose for a victory photograph in front of Appomattox Court House following Robert E. Lee s surrender on 9 April 1865. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0090660

  • CIVIL WAR: APPOMATTOX. Surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Appomattox Court House, also known as the McLean house, where General Lee surrendered to General Grant. Photographed by Timothy H. O Sullivan in 1865. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0047923

    CIVIL WAR: APPOMATTOX. Surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Appomattox Court House, also known as the McLean house, where General Lee surrendered to General Grant. Photographed by Timothy H. O Sullivan in 1865. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0047923

  • LEE S SURRENDER, 1865. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Wood engraving, 19th century. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0041720

    LEE S SURRENDER, 1865. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Wood engraving, 19th century. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0041720

  • LEE S SURRENDER, 1865. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Lee s return to his troops after the surrender. Wood engraving after a drawing by W.L. Sheppard. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0028347

    LEE S SURRENDER, 1865. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Lee s return to his troops after the surrender. Wood engraving after a drawing by W.L. Sheppard. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0028347

  • LEE S SURRENDER, 1865. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Drawing, 1887, by W. Taber after a lithograph. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0028345

    LEE S SURRENDER, 1865. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Drawing, 1887, by W. Taber after a lithograph. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0028345

  • LEE S SURRENDER, 1865. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Wood engraving, 19th century. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0028344

    LEE S SURRENDER, 1865. The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Wood engraving, 19th century. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0028344

  • Lee Surrenders to Grant This book illustration depicts Confederate General Robert E. Lee as he surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant. Underneath the illustration is the caption, Honor the illustrious dead and heartily sympathize with the sufferings of our gallant heroes and their families. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0313A x picturehistory017751

    Lee Surrenders to Grant This book illustration depicts Confederate General Robert E. Lee as he surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant. Underneath the illustration is the caption, Honor the illustrious dead and heartily sympathize with the sufferings of our gallant heroes and their families. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0313A x picturehistory017751

  • Federal Soldiers at the Appomattox Court House Union soldiers are shown here posing outside the Appomattox Court House in a photograph by Timothy O Sullivan. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0329 TimothyxO Sullivanx picturehistory017599

    Federal Soldiers at the Appomattox Court House Union soldiers are shown here posing outside the Appomattox Court House in a photograph by Timothy O Sullivan. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0329 TimothyxO Sullivanx picturehistory017599

  • Map of Appomattox Court House This broadside features a map of Appomattox Court House and vicinity that shows the relative positions of the Confederate and Federal Armies at the time of General Robert E. Lee s surrender on April 9th, 1865. The text of General Lee s farewell to his army and engravings of significant sites are also included. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0310 x picturehistory017569

    Map of Appomattox Court House This broadside features a map of Appomattox Court House and vicinity that shows the relative positions of the Confederate and Federal Armies at the time of General Robert E. Lee s surrender on April 9th, 1865. The text of General Lee s farewell to his army and engravings of significant sites are also included. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0310 x picturehistory017569

  • Capitulation & Surrender of Robert E. Lee This illustration depicts the capitulation & surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The men of both armies extend into the distance behind the generals. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0313 x picturehistory017566

    Capitulation & Surrender of Robert E. Lee This illustration depicts the capitulation & surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The men of both armies extend into the distance behind the generals. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0313 x picturehistory017566

  • The Surrender of General Lee This illustration depicts Union General Ulysses S. Grant handing Confederate General Robert E. Lee the terms of surrender with both armies extending behind them into the distance. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0312 x picturehistory017565

    The Surrender of General Lee This illustration depicts Union General Ulysses S. Grant handing Confederate General Robert E. Lee the terms of surrender with both armies extending behind them into the distance. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0312 x picturehistory017565

  • Meeting of Generals Grant and Lee This illustration depicts the meeting of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback prior to Lee surrendering his entire army to Grant. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0309 x picturehistory017564

    Meeting of Generals Grant and Lee This illustration depicts the meeting of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback prior to Lee surrendering his entire army to Grant. Appomattox Court House VA United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1860.0309 x picturehistory017564

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED LEE SURRENDERS TO GRANT General Grant reads the terms of surrender to General Lee at Appomattox Court House. Date: 9 April 1865 Copyright: Gemini Picture No. 10076669

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED LEE SURRENDERS TO GRANT General Grant reads the terms of surrender to General Lee at Appomattox Court House. Date: 9 April 1865 Copyright: Gemini Picture No. 10076669

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Court House, Virginia Civilians in front of the hotel. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, Hotels, United States, Virginia, Appomattox Court House. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-18410 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Court House, Virginia Civilians in front of the hotel. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, Hotels, United States, Virginia, Appomattox Court House. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-18410 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Court House, Virginia Federal soldiers at the courthouse. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, Courthouses, United States, Virginia, Appomattox Court House. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-18409 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Court House, Virginia Federal soldiers at the courthouse. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, Courthouses, United States, Virginia, Appomattox Court House. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-18409 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 1865. Title from item, For larger image of portrait, see LOT 4165-G, no. 70. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Appomattox Court House. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-11486 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 1865. Title from item, For larger image of portrait, see LOT 4165-G, no. 70. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Appomattox Court House. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-11486 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Title from item, Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 9, p. 127 , Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC PP-1905: 42760A). United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Appomattox Court House. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-11478 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Title from item, Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 9, p. 127 , Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC PP-1905: 42760A). United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Appomattox Court House. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-11478 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED McLean s House, Appomattox, Virginia, scene of General Lee s surrender , McLean s House, Appomattox Court-House (April 1865). No. 4158, Title from item, Illus. in: Gardner s photographic sketch book of the war Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, c1866 , v. II, pl. 99, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Appomattox. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-11466 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED McLean s House, Appomattox, Virginia, scene of General Lee s surrender , McLean s House, Appomattox Court-House (April 1865). No. 4158, Title from item, Illus. in: Gardner s photographic sketch book of the war Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, c1866 , v. II, pl. 99, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Appomattox. Copyright: xpiemagsx civwarpietiff12032023-11466 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • LEE MEETS GRANT The meeting of Lee and Grant at Appomattox court-house, ending the war between the states. Date: 9 April 1865 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 13845735

    LEE MEETS GRANT The meeting of Lee and Grant at Appomattox court-house, ending the war between the states. Date: 9 April 1865 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 13845735

  • Lee Surrenders to Grant General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House. Date: 9 April 1865 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 12005827

    Lee Surrenders to Grant General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House. Date: 9 April 1865 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 12005827

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED McLean s House, Appomattox Court-House, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner. Copyright:xexterior,aoxarxlivre,edif?cio,f?mea,mulheres,mulher,povos,macho,corte,homem,homens,arquitetura,artes,pa?s,balc?o,balc?es,lei,arte,guy,Virg?nia,fotografia,veranda,verandah,guerra,posi??o,s?culo,galeria,porch,cortexdexlei,conceito,batalha,B&W,tribunal,galeriaxdexarte,rendi??o,EstadosxUnidosxDexAmeri,Caracter?sticaxArchitectural,1?xs?culo,render-se,pretox&xbranco,pretoxexbranco,B W,c?piaxdoxalbumen,GuerraxCivilxAmericana,Appomattox,cortexdexlei,d?cimoxnonoxs?culo,Americano,Am?rica,EUA,photograph,UlyssesxSimpsonxGrant,Grant,RobertxExLee,Lee,GeneralxRobertxExLee,GeneralxLee,ArtxInstitutexofxChicago,McLean,UlisesxGrant,artxcentre,UlyssesxSimpson,U Copyright:exterior,aoxarxlivre,edif?cio,f?mea,mulheres,mulher,povos,macho,corte,homem,homens,arquitetura,artes,pa?s,balc?o,balc?es,lei,arte,guy,Virg?nia,fotografia,veranda,verandah,guerra,posi??o,s?cu

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED McLean s House, Appomattox Court-House, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner. Copyright:xexterior,aoxarxlivre,edif?cio,f?mea,mulheres,mulher,povos,macho,corte,homem,homens,arquitetura,artes,pa?s,balc?o,balc?es,lei,arte,guy,Virg?nia,fotografia,veranda,verandah,guerra,posi??o,s?culo,galeria,porch,cortexdexlei,conceito,batalha,B&W,tribunal,galeriaxdexarte,rendi??o,EstadosxUnidosxDexAmeri,Caracter?sticaxArchitectural,1?xs?culo,render-se,pretox&xbranco,pretoxexbranco,B W,c?piaxdoxalbumen,GuerraxCivilxAmericana,Appomattox,cortexdexlei,d?cimoxnonoxs?culo,Americano,Am?rica,EUA,photograph,UlyssesxSimpsonxGrant,Grant,RobertxExLee,Lee,GeneralxRobertxExLee,GeneralxLee,ArtxInstitutexofxChicago,McLean,UlisesxGrant,artxcentre,UlyssesxSimpson,U Copyright:exterior,aoxarxlivre,edif?cio,f?mea,mulheres,mulher,povos,macho,corte,homem,homens,arquitetura,artes,pa?s,balc?o,balc?es,lei,arte,guy,Virg?nia,fotografia,veranda,verandah,guerra,posi??o,s?cu

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant, 9 April 1865, (1872). Confederate general Lee surrenders to Grant, general in chief of the Union army during the American Civil War, at the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Engraving from John Gilmary Shea, A Child s History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, New York, 1872. Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant, 9 April 1865, (1872). Artist: Unknown

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant, 9 April 1865, (1872). Confederate general Lee surrenders to Grant, general in chief of the Union army during the American Civil War, at the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Engraving from John Gilmary Shea, A Child s History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, New York, 1872. Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant, 9 April 1865, (1872). Artist: Unknown

  • Appomattox Court House, Va.. Webber, Elbridge Wesley (American painter, 1839-1914). Prints. 1865. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Appomattox Campaign,1865, Courthouses , Virginia Copyright: xpiemagsx nyplsipie24092022-55650 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    Appomattox Court House, Va.. Webber, Elbridge Wesley (American painter, 1839-1914). Prints. 1865. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Appomattox Campaign,1865, Courthouses , Virginia Copyright: xpiemagsx nyplsipie24092022-55650 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • General Ulysses Grant (centre with slouch hat) with some of his pfficers in1864 Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 July 23, 1885) was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869 -1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War, capturing Vicksburg in 1863 and Richmond in 1865. He accepted the surrender of his Confederate opponent Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House. UnitedArchives00930356

    General Ulysses Grant (centre with slouch hat) with some of his pfficers in1864 Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 July 23, 1885) was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869 -1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War, capturing Vicksburg in 1863 and Richmond in 1865. He accepted the surrender of his Confederate opponent Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House. UnitedArchives00930356

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