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    You are hereBattle of Appomattox Court HouseApril 9, 1865
    1776United States Declaration of Independence Shared thread 1865Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Shared thread 1787Constitutional Convention (United States) Shared thread 1865Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Shared thread 1781Siege of Yorktown Shared thread 1868Fourteenth Amendment ratification Shared thread

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    April 9, 1865

    Battle of Appomattox Court House

    Lee arrived in a new uniform. Grant reached the parlour about half an hour later with mud on his clothes, after riding hard to the meeting.

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