The war is over-the rebels are our countrymen again.

Ulysses S. Grant

Preventing his men from cheering after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

Authentication Score 2

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.