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)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations canonical | 1 |
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 Sheridan ⓘ
surface form:
Philip H. Sheridan
|
| campaignType | pursuit and encirclement campaign ⓘ |
| category | Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Robert E. Lee
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| 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 ⓘ
surface form:
Appomattox Station, Virginia
|
| notableEvent | meeting of Grant and Lee at the McLean House ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appomattox Campaign
ⓘ
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia in the American Civil War
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Five Forks
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Third Battle of Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Fall 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
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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
ⓘ
force surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
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