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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Fifteen men in military uniforms stand in a small room; two men sit in the center of the room.

Lee Surrenders

A drawing depicts the room in the McLean House in Appomattox Court House, Va., in which Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, seated left, surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, seated next to Lee. Ely S. Parker is fifth from the right, standing with his left arm on a chair.

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