I'm a rebel, I never did get that out of my system and I probably never will. I am often told that it's time I grew up, Why is that? The world is full of 45-55 year old men trying in vain to recapture their youth, well I have a theory on that which goes something like this. If you don`t lose it in the first place then you don`t have to go looking for it again when your older. Nuff said......
The American Civil War Ends at Appomattox Court House (1865)
The first major engagement of the US Civil War was the First Battle of Bull Run, fought in 1861 partly on the farm of Wilmer McLean in Manassas, Virginia. A few years later, McLean moved to Appomattox Court House, a town which, coincidentally, would soon be the site of the war's effective end. It was there that Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in McLean's parlor. Why did Grant stop Union troops when they began to celebrate the victory?More...Discuss