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Agreement of Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
Subject:
American Civil War, 1861-1865; Manuscripts; Virginia.
Item ID:
MS1284
Creator:
Gibbon, General John, 1827-1896.
Description:
Agreement of Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. Original document signed at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia on April 10, 1865.
Date of Original:
1865
Collection:
General John Gibbon Papers; Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Text
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 

