the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic

proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in

battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human

life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on

the battlefield in the closing days of the conflict. Also, reference

will be made to the leading men behind the Union and Confederate

The war was beginning to end by January of 1865. By then,

Federal (Federal was another name given to the Union Army) armies were

spread throughout the Confederacy and the Confederate Army had shrunk

extremely in size. In the year before, the North had lost an enormous

amount of lives, but had more than enough to lose in comparison to the

South. General Grant became known as the "Butcher" (Grant, Ulysses

S., Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, New York: Charles L. Webster &

Co.,1894) and many wanted to see him removed. But Lincoln stood firm

with his General, and the war continued. This paper will follow the

happenings and events between the winter of 1864-65 and the surrender

surrender and reach their homes, they won't take up arms again. They

they were forced to forage for food. Many chose to desert and leave

Scribner's Sons, 1935): they did. Rebel forces reached their

Sherman began the move north in mid-January of 1865. The only

to do with the conquered people. Lincoln replied that he no longer

(McCarthy, Carlton, Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of

the United States of America is now a much stronger nation.

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