[DOC] [TLE] ENTRY of THE UNITED STATES FORCES into RICHMOND, VA ... [PAR] --APRIL 3, 1865 MINUTES OF RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL. RICHMOND ... tragic 
story of the fall of Richmond and its occupation by Union forces. General Godfrey 
... In his narrative, printed herewith, General Godfrey Weitzel refers to this letter by 
.... Major Stevens accepted the surrender note and informed Mayor Mayo that. [DOC] [TLE] The Engineer Who Captured Richmond - The Military Engineer [PAR] The Engineer Who Captured Richmond In April of 1865, it was a young civil 
engineer ... led the all-black 25th Army Corps of Union troops into the burning city 
on April 3, 1865. ... But the federal officer who officially accepted the surrender of 
the Rebel ... Godfrey Weitzel marched into the Confederate capital and accepted 
its... [DOC] [TLE] The Fall of Richmond, Virginia - Civil War Trust [PAR] General view of the burned district of Richmond (Library of Congress) ... By early 
spring 1865 the citizens of Richmond had become used to the threat of ... at Five 
Forks on Saturday April 1, Lee made the decision to abandon the Petersburg .... 
Union General Godfrey Weitzel sent a telegram to General Grant: "We took... [DOC] [TLE] April 3, 1865: Richmond Occupied By Union Troops [PAR] April 3, 1865: Richmond Occupied By Union Troops ... At 4:30 am, Major General 
Godfrey Weitzel informed Grant that he would advance into Richmond. ... Major 
Stevens accepted the surrender note and informed Mayor Mayo that he ... two 
cavalry guidons over the capitol, the first Union colors to fly over the city after its 
fall. [DOC] [TLE] Richmond in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] Richmond, Virginia, served as the capital of the Confederate States of America 
for almost the ... The city finally fell to Union forces on April 3, 1865, with large 
portions of the city destroyed by fires set during the evacuation. .... The 
occupation was overseen by General Godfrey Weitzel and later General Edward 
Ord. President... [DOC] [TLE] Godfrey Weitzel - Wikipedia [PAR] Godfrey (Gottfried) Weitzel (November 1, 1835  March 19, 1884) was a German-
American major general in the Union army during the American Civil War. He 
was the acting Mayor of New Orleans during the Union occupation of the city .... 
Weitzel took possession of the Confederacy's capital, Richmond, on April 3, 1865
,... [DOC] [TLE] President Lincoln Enters Richmond, 1865 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] At daybreak April 3, Union troops entered the city. ... Graves served on the staff of 
General Godfrey Weitzel and described Lincoln's entrance into the city:... [DOC] [TLE] april 1865 fall of the confederate capital - Elegba Folklore Society [PAR] Mar 26, 2015 ... April 3, 1865 : Union Army Entrance into Richmond, Emancipation ... troops, 
thousands of enslaved African descendants in the city were ... On April 9, Lee 
surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia. ..... On April 3, 1865, Major General 
Godfrey Weitzel marched his troops into Richmond, the capital of the. [DOC] [TLE] Black troops from Hampton Roads among the first Union forces to ... [PAR] Apr 2, 2015 ... Black troops from Hampton Roads among the first Union forces to occupy 
Richmond. ... the captured Confederate capitol in Richmond not long after the city 
fell. ... of the Confederate capital after its surrender on April 3, 1865. ... Godfrey 
Weitzel was reporting that the Confederate lines appeared abandoned. [DOC] [TLE] APRIL 1865 FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE CAPITAL [PAR] Mar 3, 2015 ... Through the fall and winter of 1864 and early spring of 1865, Union ... Fires 
began as the last Confederate units evacuated the city and ... On April 9, Lee 
surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia. ..... On April 3, 1865, Major General 
Godfrey Weitzel marched his troops into Richmond, the capital of the. [DOC] [TLE] Young Civil War general Godfrey Weitzel was no ... - Kansas City Star [PAR] Mar 20, 2015 ... Union commander Godfrey Weitzel perhaps peaked before he was 30. ... the U.S. 
Army's first all-black corps, led his troops into Richmond on April 3, 1865

Question: On April 3, 1865 Union general Godfrey Weitzel accepted the surrender of this city
Answer: Richmond