He accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House
Generals: Union: Ulysses S. Grant | Confederate: Robert E. Lee 
... Gordon sent word to Lee around 8:30 a.m. that he needed Lt. Gen. ... Edmund 
Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, accepted from Maj. [DOC] [TLE] Robert E. Lee's Surrender | HistoryNet [PAR] Facts, information and articles about the surrender of Robert E. Lee ...