Appomattox Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Lee's_surrender_at_Appomattox_Court_House
reconstruction era
increased Union morale
increased tensions in the South
disbandment of Confederate Army
formation of the Lost Cause narrative
political changes in the South
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:casualties approximately 30,000
Union casualties approximately 1,000
Confederate casualties approximately 2,500
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:historical_markers
reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact subject of documentaries
depicted in literature
depicted in films
inspired songs
influenced art and memorials
gptkbp:date April 9, 1865
March 29, 1865
March 29, 1865 to April 9, 1865
gptkbp:defeated no prosecution for treason
parole for Confederate soldiers
retention of personal property
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Farmville
gptkb:Battle_of_High_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Surrender_at_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Final_Campaign_of_the_Civil_War
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:Union_cavalry_forces
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Richard_S._Ewell
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Cavalry
gptkb:Custer's_cavalry
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:Grant's_Overland_Campaign
Lee's Retreat
Confederate infantry forces
Robert E. Lee's final campaign
Union infantry forces
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future military strategies
marked the end of the Civil War
symbol of Union victory
inspired future peace negotiations
gptkbp:historical_significance influence on future military strategies
marked the beginning of the end for the Confederacy
impact on American history
symbol of the end of the Confederacy
beginning of reconciliation efforts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Appomattox Campaign
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:military_strategy siege warfare
flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:William_Mahone
gptkb:Richard_Ewell
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:Clement_A._Evans
gptkb:Robert_Ransom_Jr.
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:outcome end of the Civil War
surrender of Confederate forces
Confederate surrender
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Overland_Campaign
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stevens
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Sayler's_Creek
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance led to the surrender of Robert E. Lee
Last major military operation of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_goals capture of Richmond
capture of Lee's army
gptkbp:strategy pursuit and encirclement
gptkbp:surrender_document gptkb:Terms_of_Surrender
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:tactics_used siege warfare
flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3