Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations
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The Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations, collectively known as the Appomattox Campaign, were the final series of Civil War battles in Virginia that led to General Robert E. Lee’s surrender and effectively ended major Confederate resistance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217589 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations Context triple: [Appomattox Campaign, alsoKnownAs, Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations]
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Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
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Martinsburg station
Martinsburg station is a historic passenger rail station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services on the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
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Harpers Ferry station
Harpers Ferry station is a historic passenger rail station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services along the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
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Cumberland station
Cumberland station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the city's Northwest Side and nearby suburbs with park-and-ride access to O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.
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Greensboro Station
Greensboro Station is a Washington Metro Silver Line station serving the Tysons area of Fairfax County, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations Target entity description: The Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations, collectively known as the Appomattox Campaign, were the final series of Civil War battles in Virginia that led to General Robert E. Lee’s surrender and effectively ended major Confederate resistance.
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A.
Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
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B.
Martinsburg station
Martinsburg station is a historic passenger rail station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services on the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
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C.
Harpers Ferry station
Harpers Ferry station is a historic passenger rail station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services along the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
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D.
Cumberland station
Cumberland station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the city's Northwest Side and nearby suburbs with park-and-ride access to O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.
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E.
Greensboro Station
Greensboro Station is a Washington Metro Silver Line station serving the Tysons area of Fairfax County, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
Union victory ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Appomattox Campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
end of Lee’s command of the Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
surrender terms granting parole to Confederate soldiers ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
George G. Meade
ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ John B. Gordon ⓘ Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ
linked to:
Philip Sheridan
|
| campaignType | pursuit and encirclement campaign ⓘ |
| category | Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Robert E. Lee
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfSurrender | 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | formal Confederate surrenders in other theaters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Appomattox Court House
ⓘ
Battle of Appomattox Station ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1865 in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| involves |
Union cavalry operations at Appomattox Station
ⓘ
final Confederate attempt to break through Union lines at Appomattox Court House ⓘ |
| location |
Appomattox County, Virginia
ⓘ
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ Appomattox Station, Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Appomattox Station
|
| notableEvent | meeting of Grant and Lee at the McLean House ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appomattox Campaign
ⓘ
Virginia in the American Civil War ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Five Forks
ⓘ
Fall of Petersburg ⓘ
linked to:
Third Battle of Petersburg
|
| primaryConfederateForce | Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| primaryUnionForce | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| result |
Union victory
ⓘ
effective end of major Confederate resistance in the Eastern Theater ⓘ surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| significance |
led directly to the collapse of the Confederacy
ⓘ
marked the effective end of the American Civil War’s major combat operations in Virginia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-04-08 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
cut off Lee’s retreat from Petersburg and Richmond
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force surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
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Subject: Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations Description of subject: The Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations, collectively known as the Appomattox Campaign, were the final series of Civil War battles in Virginia that led to General Robert E. Lee’s surrender and effectively ended major Confederate resistance.
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