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! Highest elevation 409 ft (125 m) Despite initial objections from the Whigs and from abolitionists the Mexican war nevertheless united the U.S in a common cause and was fought almost entirely by volunteers the United States Army swelled from just over 6,000 to more than 115,000 the majority of 12-month volunteers in Scott's army decided that a year's fighting was enough and returned to the U.S. ; Lincoln's image carved into the stone of Mount Rushmore As Grant continued to attrit Lee's forces efforts to discuss peace began Confederate Vice President Stephens led a group to meet with Lincoln Seward and others at Hampton Roads Lincoln refused to allow any negotiation with the Confederacy as a coequal; his sole objective was an agreement to end the fighting and the meetings produced no results.:565 On April 1 1865 Grant nearly encircled Petersburg the Confederate government evacuated and the city fell Lincoln visited the conquered capital On April 9 Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox officially ending the war.:589. . .

. Israel and Palestine: Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem as capital Jerusalem serves as Israel's capital with the presidential residence government offices supreme court and parliament (Knesset) located there while the Palestinian Authority has no de facto or de jure control over any of Jerusalem Many countries with the notable exception of the United States which recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, take the position that the final status of Jerusalem is unsettled pending future negotiations Most countries maintain their diplomatic missions to Israel in Tel Aviv while diplomatic missions to Palestine are in various places such as Ramallah Gaza City Cairo and Damascus.