On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia surrendered Confederate arms and battle flags to two Michigan Regiments. Approximately 90,000 Michigan men had fought in the Civil War and 14,000 died.
Source: Michigan History
For more information, visit American Civil War-Beginning and End from Awesome Stories, including a film clip. Did you know … America’s civil war essentially started where it ended – in the backyard (and then in the parlor) of the same man, Wilmer McLean. Take a look at this piece of American (and Virginian) history.