“The Surrender at Appomattox”
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“The Surrender at Appomattox” is a poem by Herman Melville reflecting on the Confederate surrender that effectively ended the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “The Surrender at Appomattox” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5531411 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Surrender at Appomattox” Context triple: [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, hasPart, “The Surrender at Appomattox”]
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A.
Bennett Place surrender
The Bennett Place surrender was the largest troop capitulation of the American Civil War, marking the effective end of major Confederate resistance in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
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B.
Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight
"Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that imagines the restless ghost of Abraham Lincoln wandering the streets of Springfield, Illinois, burdened by the sorrows and conflicts of the modern world.
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C.
Washington Crossing the Delaware
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" is a famous 1851 oil painting by Emanuel Leutze depicting George Washington leading Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Appomattox (opera libretto)
Appomattox (opera libretto) is a stage work by Christopher Hampton that dramatizes the end of the American Civil War and its legacy through a contemporary operatic narrative.
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E.
From Manassas to Appomattox
From Manassas to Appomattox is the memoir of Confederate General James Longstreet, recounting his experiences and perspectives on major campaigns of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Surrender at Appomattox” Target entity description: “The Surrender at Appomattox” is a poem by Herman Melville reflecting on the Confederate surrender that effectively ended the American Civil War.
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A.
Bennett Place surrender
The Bennett Place surrender was the largest troop capitulation of the American Civil War, marking the effective end of major Confederate resistance in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
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B.
Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight
"Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that imagines the restless ghost of Abraham Lincoln wandering the streets of Springfield, Illinois, burdened by the sorrows and conflicts of the modern world.
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C.
Washington Crossing the Delaware
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" is a famous 1851 oil painting by Emanuel Leutze depicting George Washington leading Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Appomattox (opera libretto)
Appomattox (opera libretto) is a stage work by Christopher Hampton that dramatizes the end of the American Civil War and its legacy through a contemporary operatic narrative.
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E.
From Manassas to Appomattox
From Manassas to Appomattox is the memoir of Confederate General James Longstreet, recounting his experiences and perspectives on major campaigns of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionBy | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsEvent |
End of the American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical poetry
ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | narrative elements ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | Union victory in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFigure |
Robert E. Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
meditative
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| includedInGenre | American poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American Civil War literature
ⓘ
American Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Appomattox Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
dignity of the defeated Confederates
ⓘ
magnanimity of the victors ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1866 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Harper & Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Shiloh: A Requiem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The March into Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Appomattox Court House, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | April 1865 ⓘ |
| theme |
defeat and honor
ⓘ
end of war ⓘ historical reflection ⓘ national trauma ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: “The Surrender at Appomattox” Description of subject: “The Surrender at Appomattox” is a poem by Herman Melville reflecting on the Confederate surrender that effectively ended the American Civil War.
Referenced by (1)
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