Battle of Appomattox Court House

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The Battle of Appomattox Court House was the final major engagement of the American Civil War in Virginia, leading to General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
acceptedSurrenderCommander Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Appomattox Court House ⓘ
associatedWith Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States ⓘ
Union ⓘ
category 1865 in Virginia ⓘ
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia ⓘ
Union victories of the American Civil War ⓘ
combatantSide Confederate States of America ⓘ
Union States of America ⓘ
commander Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
ConfederateCommander Robert E. Lee ⓘ
ConfederateForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1865-04-09 ⓘ
decisiveFor collapse of Confederate military resistance in Virginia ⓘ
endedCampaign Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
followedBy formal surrender ceremonies of Confederate forces at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
location Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ
marked beginning of the end of the Confederacy ⓘ
notableEvent agreement on generous surrender terms by Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
opening of negotiations for Lee's surrender ⓘ
oftenConsidered effective end of major combat operations in the American Civil War ⓘ
partOf Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Five Forks ⓘ
Battle of Sailor's Creek ⓘ
primaryOpposingArmies Union Army of the Potomac vs. Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
significance final major engagement of the American Civil War in Virginia ⓘ
led directly to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
surrenderDate 1865-04-09 ⓘ
surrenderedCommander Robert E. Lee ⓘ
surrenderedForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
surrenderLocation Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ
UnionCommander Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
UnionForce Army of the James ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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Appomattox Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Philip Sheridan → participantIn → Surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox ⓘ
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From Manassas to Appomattox → titleReferences → Surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
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McLean House → significantEvent → Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
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Union Army → notableEvent → surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
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Sam Grant → notableEvent → Appomattox Court House surrender of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
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Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations → hasPart → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battle of White Oak Road → relatedEvent → Surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
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Third Battle of Petersburg → followedBy → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battle of Amelia Springs → relatedEvent → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battle of High Bridge → relatedEvent → Surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
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Battle of Sailor’s Creek → followedBy → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battle of Appomattox Station → followedBy → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Wilmer McLean → notableEvent → Appomattox Court House surrender ⓘ
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Traveller → presentAt → surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
subject linked to: Traveller (horse)
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The Surrender at Appomattox → mainSubject → Confederate surrender ⓘ
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The Surrender at Appomattox → depictsEvent → Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
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Fall of Richmond → followedBy → Surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
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Battle of High Bridge → followedBy → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battle of Cumberland Church → followedBy → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battle of Sailor Creek → followedBy → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia → includes → Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ