Battle of Appomattox Station
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The Battle of Appomattox Station was a late–Civil War engagement in April 1865 in which Union forces captured Confederate supply trains near Appomattox, hastening General Robert E. Lee’s surrender.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Appomattox Station canonical | 6 |
| Engagement at Appomattox Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217573 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Appomattox Station Context triple: [Appomattox Campaign, hasPart, Battle of Appomattox Station]
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Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
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Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major and notoriously bloody 1864 Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee repelled repeated Union assaults during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign.
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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a major and brutal engagement of the American Civil War’s Overland Campaign in May 1864, marked by intense trench warfare and heavy casualties between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee.
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Appomattox Campaign
The Appomattox Campaign was the final series of military operations in the American Civil War that led to the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in April 1865.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Appomattox Station Target entity description: The Battle of Appomattox Station was a late–Civil War engagement in April 1865 in which Union forces captured Confederate supply trains near Appomattox, hastening General Robert E. Lee’s surrender.
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A.
Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
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B.
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major and notoriously bloody 1864 Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee repelled repeated Union assaults during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign.
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D.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a major and brutal engagement of the American Civil War’s Overland Campaign in May 1864, marked by intense trench warfare and heavy casualties between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee.
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Appomattox Campaign
The Appomattox Campaign was the final series of military operations in the American Civil War that led to the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in April 1865.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Appomattox Station
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surface form:
Engagement at Appomattox Station
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| associatedWith | surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaignEndPhase | final week of the Appomattox campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Northern Virginia
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Union Army ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
George Armstrong Custer
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surface form:
George A. Custer
Philip Sheridan ⓘ
surface form:
Philip H. Sheridan
Reuben Lindsay Walker ⓘ |
| commandStructureUnion | Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1865-04-08 ⓘ |
| dayBefore |
Appomattox Campaign
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surface form:
surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
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| effect |
cut off Confederate supplies near Appomattox Court House
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hastened the surrender of Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War final campaigns ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate artillery
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surface form:
Confederate artillery reserve
Union cavalry ⓘ |
| LeeSurrenderDate | 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| location |
Appomattox County, Virginia
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Appomattox Station ⓘ
surface form:
Appomattox Station, Virginia
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| near | Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of Confederate supply trains
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night cavalry attacks ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| outcome |
Union forces captured Confederate supply trains
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Union forces captured artillery and wagons ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appomattox Campaign
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surface form:
Appomattox campaign
final operations in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Sailor’s Creek ⓘ |
| railInfrastructure | took place near a railroad station on the South Side Railroad ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | block Robert E. Lee’s retreat and access to supplies ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | cavalry action ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Appomattox Station Description of subject: The Battle of Appomattox Station was a late–Civil War engagement in April 1865 in which Union forces captured Confederate supply trains near Appomattox, hastening General Robert E. Lee’s surrender.
Referenced by (7)
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