“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.

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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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