The Surrender!!

The Surrender
NY Times - 1865


Ok this may be a little outdated and not very recent, but General Lee's surrender the General Grant at Appomatox Courthouse was a big moment in the history of the United States. It was more than just the surrender man. It was the surrender of slavery, the confederacy, and all pro ponents of slavery.

It was the surrender of a generation.

I was able to find an editorial from the NY Times surrounding the event and man was it interesting. On the front were big bold letters describing the surrender and immediatley I was engrossed by the article just because of the monumentous title. In the editorial there were even quotes from both generals. It stated that over 18,000 men were surrounded and it really is kind of nostalgic to think about. Not because i was there obviously, but just because o the sheer importance of the event.


Editorials from then and now are not so different from one another as they both pick a side a giver out the adavntages and disadvantages of both sides before stating which side they are actually on. This editorial clearly proponed for the Union and it was extremely interesting to read the point of view of a unionist during the civil war.