This stamp honoring Union General Ulysses S. Grant was issued June 29, 1995, as part of the Civil War Classic Collections Issue.
This stamp honoring Confederate General Robert E. Lee was issued June 29, 1995, as part of the Civil War Classic Collections Issue.
On April 9, 1865, almost four years to the day of the start of the American Civil War, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The surrender of Lee’s forces signaled the end of a civil war which had cost the lives of over 600,000 Americans.
Articles of Agreement in Regard to the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. Robert E. Lee, April 10, 1865; War Department, Record and Pension Office, 1892-1904; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917; Record Group 94; National Archives.