Appomattox
Americannoun
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a town in central Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War.
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a river flowing E from E central Virginia to the James River. 137 miles (220 km) long.
noun
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Only two Confederates were tried, convicted and executed for war crimes after the 1865 surrender at Appomattox.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
It’s Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox treating Robert E. Lee with perfectly calibrated respect, letting Lee’s officers keep their sidearms and his men their personal horses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
Within five years of Appomattox, Robert E. Lee’s former lieutenant was leading Black militiamen into battle against white insurrectionists—his own onetime comrades in arms.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023
When Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant after the Battle of Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, the South’s defeat in the Civil War had been all but assured.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2023
Whoever heard her talk like that had a deeper understanding of the long hard way she had come, had a deeper understanding of what lay behind Gettysburg and Appomattox.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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