America's Civil War
History 393
Study Questions
Professor John C. Willis
 
 
Concluding Complications

 

1.  Why did Grant emphasize Lee's immaculate new uniform and parade-ground sword, in contrast with his own disheveled private's tunic? 

2.  Why did Lee wait until leaving the meeting with Grant to ask for rations for his starving army? 

3.  Why did Grant seek out Lee on the day after the surrender? 

4.  What did Andrew Johnson dislike about the surrender terms negotiated by generals Sherman and Johnston?