Why is Appomattox Court House important in Civil War memory?
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Correct answer: It is remembered as the site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant
Appomattox Court House is remembered as the place where Lee surrendered to Grant in April 1865. It became a symbol of the war's end and the beginning of national reunion.
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