McRae, John C., fl. 1850-1880 The Surrender of General Lee

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GLC#
GLC05472
Type
Images
Date
1868
Author/Creator
McRae, John C., fl. 1850-1880
Title
The Surrender of General Lee
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 engraving : b&w Height: 55.5 cm, Width: 71.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Title continues, "and his entire army to Lieut. General U.S. Grant, April 9, 1865." Depicts Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee in front of a tree in a field. Grant is rendered in the act of handing Lee the surrender treaty. Organized troops can be seen in the distance. A few men on horseback stand watching behind and to the side of both Grant and Lee. Published by Thomas Kelly.

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