In dictionaries:
appomattox river
River in Virginia, Civil War.
appomattox court house
Site of Civil War surrender.
Battle of Appomattox Court House
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last, and ultimately one of the most consequential, battles of the American Civil War.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
the preserved 19th-century village named Appomattox Court House in Appomattox County, Virginia.
Appomattox campaign Union order of battle
Appomattox campaign
a series of American Civil War battles fought March 29 – April 9, 1865, in Virginia that concluded with the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to forces of the Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the James and Army of the Shenandoah) under the overall command of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, marking the effective end of the war.
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