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what were general grants stipulations during the surrender of confederate forces?
the soldiers were allowed to leave but lee was to be hanged.
lee was to be imprisoned and his soldiers interred and processed.
everyone was allowed to leave with their weapons, but no ammunition.
During the surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox Court - House, General Grant's terms were lenient. The Confederate soldiers were allowed to return home, and they could keep their personal horses and side - arms. Officers could keep their side - arms, and everyone was allowed to leave with their weapons but no ammunition. This was to promote a peaceful end to the Civil War and facilitate the process of Reconstruction.
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Everyone was allowed to leave with their weapons, but no ammunition.