7. The Moment The Civil War Ended
The American Civil War lasted only four years but an estimated 750,000 soldiers lost their lives during the brutal and bloody conflict. The war began when seven out of the 36 states wanted succession to form the Confederate States of America, but the southern states were defeated and the war ended on April 9th, 1865. This is a photograph of the unintentional surrender of General Robert E. Lee to the Union General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appotomax Courthouse in Virgina. Lee originally intended to gather more supplies at the courthouse when his army was intercepted by the Union and eventually after a small altercation, the war ended.