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Robert e lee speech surrender
Lee's Farewell Address
1865 letter by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to his troops stating his surrender to the Union
ConfederateGeneralRobert E. Lee issued his Farewell Address, also known as General Order No.
9, to his Army of Northern Virginia on April 10, 1865, the day after he surrendered to Union ArmyLieutenant GeneralUlysses S. Grant. Lee's surrender was instrumental in bringing about the end of the American Civil War.
The text of the order, which was written and drafted by Col. Charles Marshall and edited and finalized by Lee, read as follows:[1]
Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, 10th April 1865.
General Order
No.
9
After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.
I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to the result from no