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
This hulk of metal, a deepwater platform called Appomattox and owned by Shell, collects the oil and gas that rigs tap from reservoirs thousands of feet below the seafloor.
From New York Times • May 3, 2024
He appreciated Grant’s warm embrace of him at Appomattox, where a Northern reporter described Longstreet as otherwise “very morose and taciturn.”
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023
Robert was in the room when Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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