Appomattox, Zoë's surender. Wait WHAT!!!!!! No! No! No! That was actualy Myles surendering!

                 In 1865, Robert E Lee surrendered the confederate army on March 9^th.  The confederates approached Appomattox courthouse expecting the embarrassing end to the war. They walked dejectedly towards the Union lines. Waiting for them, the Union soldiers stood at attention. As they approached the Union general ordered the men to salute to their former-enemies-now-brothers. The surprised rebel general ordered for his troops to salute back. Now the dejected Confederates march with their honor restored. As that small straggling, ragged group passed by, there was no cat-calling or boasting, just old enemies tired of war and blood, regarding each other. The Confederates were then ordered to lay down arms. Some men said goodbye to their guns. One told his, “Goodbye gun, I’m happy to get rid of you. I’ve been trying for two years.” The guns were stacked, then burned. Many of the flags had to be torn from the Confederate troops because none wanted to give up the colors they had fought so hard for. Some of the men even draped themselves in their flags. Some of the flags had been ripped from the flagpoles in the struggle to tear the men from their flags. The men then were handed passes to be able to return home and return to their families. Lee and Grant signed the surrender of the Confederate army in the Maclean house. [ZH] We visited the Appomattox courthouse on April 9^th 2013. 

We saw the original table and chairs set up in the room that they actually signed the paperwork.  Interestingly enough, we were there on the 148^th anniversary of the surrender…..almost to the hour!!![K]

Appaerntly I surrendered..... (Yeah right! Like I would surrender to Myles)