TIL The man who wrote the documents of surrender signed by Confederate general Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse on this day in 1865 was a Seneca Indian named Ely Parker( born Hasanoanda). Upon meeting him Lee extended his hand and said, "I am glad to see one real American here."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_S._Parker?re



Submitted April 10, 2015 at 12:26AM by jorio http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/32134l/til_the_man_who_wrote_the_documents_of_surrender/