Question

When Lee had accepted Grant's surrender at Appomattox, Va. he remarked that he believed that the cause for which Lee had fought, i.e. secession, was a noble and just one.

Answer 1

 It should be Grant accepting Lee surrender.Grant was the union general during the battle of Appomatoxx and General Lee led the confederate soldiers, which successfully put an end to the civil war.   He surrendered his confederate soldiers, totaling to 28,000 soldiers.