At approximately 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, 1865, Ulysses S. Grant’s army attacked Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia. By mid-afternoon, Confederate troops had begun to evacuate the town.

Which best describes how the Civil War ended? General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

Civil War ended by Lee officially surrendering to Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9,1865.

Why was Five Forks such an important battle for the Union? It cut Rebel supply lines. The Union army set fire to Richmond as revenge for the war.

A crossroads in southeast Virginia southwest of Petersburg where the last major Civil War battle was fought on April 1, 1865. The Union victory led to the fall of Petersburg, the capture of Richmond, and the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9.

A victory at the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863 gave the Union control of the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. By having control of the river, Union forces would split the Confederacy in two and control an important route to move men and supplies.

One of the main weaknesses was their economy. They did not have factories like those in the North. They could not quickly make guns and other supplies that were needed. The South’s lack of a railroad system was another weakness.

What advantages did the Confederates have? They began the war with able generals. They had the advantage of fighting a defensive war. This meant the Northern supply lines would have to stretch very far because the Union soldiers would have to travel into the South.

July 21, 1861- First major battle of the Civil War, in which untrained Northern troops and civilian picnickers fled back to Washington. This battle helped boost Southern morale and made the North realize that this would be a long war.