Robert E. Lee Surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant - Grant series

[Epic_Inputs]

Great video and I love when he said “There’s only one president now.”

[SavagelandHunting]

General Parker was a native American. That's what Lee was referring to when he said" One real American here"

[albertomontemayor]

Fun fact the person who owned this home where the civil war ended also owned the home where the civil war started

[snakeySnakeybakey]

Lots of creative liberties here. General Grant's own personal memoirs on this event are a lot less cinematic. He was exhausted, and acknowledged that Lee was as well, and that he had nothing but the utmost respect and sympathy for him.
Both men were eager to come to terms, and just wanted for themselves, and their men to be able to go home as quickly and safely as possible.
He wasn't arrogantly leaning back and smoking a cigar like a mob boss.

[ShadySandsCosplay]

Love how they included the one Native American that actually wrote the terms of surrender and gave them to Lee

[charlessaint]

Grant's terms to Lee were generous. His men could retain their sidearms, their horses, and personal propery-not slaves-and be paroled. Allowed to return home so long as they never again take up arms against the Union, and, if they honored their paroles, would not face judgement from the Government.

Grant also allowed Lee's men to be fed. Rations, captured from Confederate supply trains, are issued to Lee's starving men. Also, Federal troops sat around fires with their former enemies, swapping stories, sharing food, and drinking coffee.

[Slush-]

Fun fact:As Lee was riding away his horse from Appomattox Court house a lot of the soldiers actually started to cheer and mock the Confederate Army, General Grant ordered them to stop, and told them to be respectful at the very least until they were out of sight

[Zinj]

This scene seems played very tense and grim. The real affair had a professional and matter of fact demeanor. Grant was actually a bit awkward and sad. Also, Grant asked how many men Lee had, and if they needed food. He provided a huge number of rations for the starving confederates.

[Rhuarc]

This doesn't depict this meeting accurately. Lee came in immaculate dress uniform; Grant came later, in mud spattered and rumpled field dress. They were extremely friendly without being fawning or fake, and Grant was so impressed with Lee and so engrossed in conversation, that Lee gently reminded him why they were there.

[Brotherken]

"There's only one president now"... Mike drop!

[JFDA]

Interesting they had separate tables for Lee and Grant rather than have them at opposite ends of a large table.

[tyharris]

I'm reading Grant's personal memoirs now as it was suggested by another commenter on this video series. Available free online as a pfd file which is how I read now that my eyes are getting old. I skipped all the Mexican War stuff and jumped in at Vicksburg. Worth the read.

[sgchastain]

I love this Grant. He’s so steady and clear-headed.

[oscargrouch]

General Ely Parker was a Seneca on General Grant's staff. President Grant appointed Ely Parker as his Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

[risefromtheashes]

Props to the camera man for going back in time and recording this.

[Nikolapoleon]

Many have pointed out that the meeting between them was recorded at the time as having been much more cordial and professional.
It's worth noting, on this matter, that many if not most of the top brass in both armies were educated at the same school (West Point) and many were even former classmates.
Some generals even commented, early in the war, how surreal it was to clash swords with friends and colleagues who they knew personally and respected.

[YAWHOOOS]

I grew up 20 minutes away from Appomattox Va .... visited the surrendering grounds many times... We had a Family Portrait taken there

[ReidHenderson]

Footage from the 1860s was pretty good!

[bigl]

General Lee's comment to Parker was an apology after mistakenly thinking Parker was black. When he is corrected he says the famous line.

[christopherweber]

General Grant showed up for that meeting dressed in a dirty frock coat, General Lee however did wear his best uniform declaring that if he was going to be General Grant's prisoner he had better be well-dressed.