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Henry Wise said, "There is no country," to urge an action taken at this place, which was followed by General Order No. 9 and a later meeting at Bennett Place. Ely Parker was told, "I'm glad to see one (20[1])real American (20[1]0[1])here," (20[1])at a house in this (20[1])place (20[1])to which (20[1])Wilmer McLean (0[1])had (20[2])moved four years (20[3]0[1])prior. An (20[2])army (20[1])aiming to (20[1]0[2])retreat to (0[1])North (20[1])Carolina after the Battle of Five Forks was eventually trapped at (20[1])this place (20[1])two (20[1])weeks (0[1])after the (*) Petersburg Campaign (10[1])ended. (0[1])A president asked the Marine band to play "Dixie" (10[1])after an event at this (10[1]0[1])place, where the Army of Northern Virginia was disbanded days after the capture of (10[1])Richmond. For 10 points, in what Virginia (10[1])town (10[1])did Ulysses (10[1])Grant (10[1])accept Robert E. (10[1])Lee's (10[2])surrender? (10[6])■END■

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