Kamis, 15 Desember 2016

Stand Watie’s War: The Last Confederate General

On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Lt. Col. Ely Parker, Grant’s military secretary and a Seneca Indian, recalled that Lee shook his hand and said, “I am glad to see one real American here.” Parker replied, “We are all Americans.” …

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