What did Confederate soldiers feel about the end of the war? What did Union soldiers feel about the end of the war? What did slaves about the end of the war? What did white people think about the end of the war? Objective Objectives: As a result of this lesson plan, students will… • Understand that the Surrender events at Appomattox Court House in April 1865 affected Americans in many different ways. • Be able to explain perspective, and how they applied to the people involved with the Civil War and the Surrender events. • Understand how the different perspectives and interpretations of the Su Duration: 60 Minutes.