DAILY EVENING TRAVELLER, Boston, April 7, 1865  

* Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendering
* Appomattox Campaign - Battle of Sailor's Creek 
* General Philip Sheridan capturing rebel soldiers 

A fine issue from the final days of the Civil War with the most column heads under the "EXTRA" reports on pages 2 and 3.
They include: "GLORIOUS NEWS" "More Good Work by General Sheridan" "Attack On Lee's Army" "The Rebel Forces Broken Up" "Capture of Gens. Ewell, Kershaw, and Others" "Several Thousand Prisoners Taken" "Probable Surrender of Gen. Lee" "The Enemy Handsomely Routed" "A Son of Gen. Lee Captured".
And then another: "EXTRA" report noting: "Reported Surrender of GENERAL LEE" "The Pursuit of General Lee" with more detail.
Although Lee would request terms for surrender on April 7, the formal surrender would happen at  Appomattox Court Houe the following day.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, large folio size, minor fold rubbing to the front page, and some foxing to a portion of the front page, some archival mending along the central fold on pages 2 & 3, otherwise in good condition.

* Note: This issue comes with a acid-free (gratis) folder for protection 

Background: This April 7, 1865 edition of the Boston Daily Evening Traveller serves as a stunning real-time chronicle of the collapse of the Confederacy during the frantic final days of the Appomattox Campaign. Published just one day after the catastrophic Battle of Sailor’s Creek—where Union forces under General Philip Sheridan routed the retreating Army of Northern Virginia and captured thousands of prisoners, including Lieutenant General Richard Ewell—the newspaper’s dense, breathless "EXTRA" headlines capture a nation on the absolute precipice of peace. The significance of this specific publication lies in its raw, unfiltered documentation of a historic turning point; it captures the precise moment when the citizens of Boston realized that the four-year nightmare of the Civil War was effectively over, accurately predicting the "Probable Surrender of Gen. Lee" just two days before it formally occurred at Appomattox Court House on April 9. By preserving the breaking news of Lee's broken lines and the capture of key Confederate leadership, this artifact stands as a vital cultural snapshot of unionist triumph, relief, and the momentous anticipation of a reunited country.