Battles & Campaigns · 1865
Battle of Appomattox Station
Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
What happened
Union scouts learned that supply trains for Lee's hungry army were heading to Appomattox Station. Custer's cavalry captured the trains, then broke through the Confederate guns defending the road in the evening.
Why it matters
Union troops now blocked Lee's road west to Lynchburg. By the next morning, Lee's army was effectively surrounded.
What came next
Lee asked to meet Grant, and surrendered at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865.
Did you know?
Sheridan's scouts wore Confederate uniforms to gather news of the supply trains.
Timeline
- 6 Apr 1865Battle of Sailor's Creek.
- 7 Apr 1865Grant sends Lee a letter proposing surrender.
- 8 Apr 1865Battle of Appomattox Station.
- 9 Apr 1865Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House.