A history of the United States . g that Lee hardly had one thou-sand men to a mile. He therefore, after his lines had beenbroken at Five Forks, April 1, decided to abandon the city. 551. Surrenders of Lee and Johnston. — With the attack oi Sheridan on the extreme left. Grant ordered an assault, April 2, all along the line. Lee found that the only way to save his army was not only to aban-don Richmond, but to withdraw rapidly to the west. He had wished to abandon the capital before, but had deferred to the wishes of Davis. On the morning of April 3, the Union troops entered Richmond withoi;t op
A history of the United States . g that Lee hardly had one thou-sand men to a mile. He therefore, after his lines had beenbroken at Five Forks, April 1, decided to abandon the city. 551. Surrenders of Lee and Johnston. — With the attack oi Sheridan on the extreme left. Grant ordered an assault, April 2, all along the line. Lee found that the only way to save his army was not only to aban-don Richmond, but to withdraw rapidly to the west. He had wished to abandon the capital before, but had deferred to the wishes of Davis. On the morning of April 3, the Union troops entered Richmond withoi;t opposition. Lee and his army turned westward, butthe advance of Sheridanwas so rapid that escapewas impossible. Greatblunders were committedby the Confederate com-missariat, and Lees forceswere almost without Appomattox Court-house, further retreat was cut off, and on the 9thHouse at Appomattox in which Lee n . -i x it n . ^ ^ ^..^ o of April Lee surrendered AND Grant arranged the Suk- ^ RENDER. his army to Grant at an. Signatures to the Agreement for theSurrender.
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