Ceremony Gallery

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General Robert E. Lee surrendering the Confederate army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration from eyewitness accounts

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Confederate surrender at Appomattox, 1865

General Lee surrenders his army to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 1865.
Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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George Washington arrives at New York City by boat for his inauguration as President, 1789.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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