| Grant chased Lee and got in front of him, so that when Lee's army reached Appomattox Court House, they were surrounded. |
| For it was he who accepted the surrender of the Confederate colours at Appomattox. |
| The flag of truce — actually an ordinary dish towel a Confederate captain had recently bought in Richmond — used at Appomattox. |
| When we got to Appomattox we found the Yankees were so thick that we stayed there. |
| Only twenty-five months had gone since Appomattox Court-House. |
| Custer was but twenty-six when Lee surrendered at Appomattox. |
