For more than 100 years the history of the Civil War has been
studied.  Within the last few years rivalry between both
sides has finally subsided enough where the true story on the
war's ending can now be told.

Those of us who remember our high school history recall what
was taught regarding the end of the Civil War. Remember, in
many parts of the country where the sun shines regularly this
was called the war between the states.  Well friend, the end
of the Civil War was actually this way.

After chasing the Union Army all over the south, the
exhausted Confederates pulled up to Appomattox, planning to
wipe out the Yankees, march into Washington and raise the
Stars and Bars over the White House.  Now General Lee was
resting in the Appomattox Courthouse when in walked General
Grant ready to surrender.  General Lee took the unimpressive
Union General for an orderly and gave him his sword to
polish.  Astonished, Grant took the sword thinking General
Lee had surrendered.  Not wanting to embarrass General Grant
for making such an obvious blunder, Lee let the incident pass
without comment.  So there you have it the history books are
all wrong.