General Grant seated to left at table, proper left hand outstretched; General Lee seated to right at table with quill pen in proper right hand writing on paper, sword to his right elbow.

Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union armies, sits across a table from Robert E. Lee, his Confederate counterpart. Lee is pictured signing the articles of surrender, which were generous and allowed the former Confederates to return home feeling that they had been treated with respect and dignity.

Object Creator

Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907)

Object Creation Date

1865

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph

Dimensions

13 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches

Credit

Gift of Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert supplemented with Museum Acquistions Funds

Accession Number

2004.D03.036

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No

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