The weeks following Lee’s surrender at Appomattox were turbulent and fast-moving with one significant event after another. The roles of General Grant in those events were pivotal both for him and the country. What General Grant did and why in response to those events helps to explain his foresight and the long-term effects of all that happened in the weeks following Appomattox.

Dr. Curt Fields is the preeminent U.S. Grant living historian. Dr. Fields has portrayed General and President Grant in 22 states as he travels the nation presenting his portrayal of General and President Ulysses S. Grant. As a living historian, Dr. Fields portrayed General Grant at the 150th and 160th observations of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg, he was the Grant for the 150th observation of Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House, VA, and he is scheduled to be the Grant for the 160th observation of…