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MCLEAN
The surrender took place April 9, 1865, in the parlor of Wilmer McLean's house. McLean had earlier lived near Manassas, where the war's first major battle swirled around his farm.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PAROLE
Confederate soldiers were given printed paroles, signed promises not to take up arms again, which doubled as passes for the road home. Grant also let men who owned a horse or mule keep it for spring planting.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PETERSBURG
The siege of Petersburg ran nearly ten months, from June 1864 to April 1865. When Lee's line finally broke there, Richmond could not be held.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SWORD
Grant did not ask Lee for his sword. Officers were allowed to keep their sidearms, a small kindness that Lee noticed.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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An Appomattox word search, free and printable, set in the spring of 1865 when the retreat ended in a Virginia parlor and the men started home.

About The Road to Appomattox

The spring of 1865 was muddy and hungry, and it moved fast. Richmond was abandoned on April 2, and Lee's army ran west along back roads with Union cavalry on its flank, looking for rations that weren't there. A week later the two generals sat down in a farmhouse parlor, and afterward the soldiers on both sides simply picked up their gear and started walking.

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