The war is over-the rebels are our countrymen again.
Preventing his men from cheering after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
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Original Citation
Grant, Ulysses S. Preventing his men from cheering after Lee's surrender. 9 Apr. 1865, Appomattox Court House, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA.
Current Citation
Grant, Ulysses S. Quoted in "Civil War: A Narrative." Written by Shelby Foote. Vol. 3, Modern Library, 2011.