Question

surrender at appomattox
surrender at appomattox
on april 2nd, 1865, the confederate capital of richmond was captured by ulysses s. grant and the union army. a week later, in appomattox court house, virginia, lee was down to 9,000 men and had little rations. instead of fighting and losing more men, lee sent a message to ulysses s. grant, suggesting to meet with grant. grant, known as unconditional surrender grant, was willing to meet, but would not be willing to negotiate surrender.
choose the correct answer
when was richmond captured by the union?
april 2, 1865
september 19, 1845
december 5, 1872

Explanation:

The text on the left states that the Confederate capital of Richmond was captured by Ulysses S. Grant and the Union army on April 3rd, 1865? Wait, no, looking at the options, one of the options is April 2, 1865. Wait, the left text says "On April 3rd, 1865, the Confederate capital of Richmond was captured by Ulysses S. Grant and the Union army." Wait, but the options have April 2, 1865. Wait, maybe a typo, but among the options, April 2, 1865 is the closest to the correct date (actual historical date: Richmond fell on April 3, 1865, but the option given is April 2, 1865, which is the intended answer here as the other options are incorrect: September 19, 1845 is too early and wrong year, December 5, 1872 is wrong. So the correct option is the first blue button: April 2, 1865.

Answer:

April 2, 1865 (the first blue button option)