Surrender at Appomattox Court House

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath disbandment of Confederate Army
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:historical_memory
Grant's final campaign
Lee's retreat
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:date April 9, 1865
gptkbp:depicted_in films and documentaries
gptkbp:followed_by surrender of other Confederate forces
gptkbp:historical_context end of the Confederacy
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped future military surrenders
gptkbp:historical_interpretation symbol of reconciliation
gptkbp:historical_significance marked the beginning of Reconstruction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surrender at Appomattox Court House
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:military_strategy
political factors
public sentiment
international reactions
economic conditions in the South
military defeats of the Confederacy
the role of African Americans in the war
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:literature_and_art
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:is_attended_by Union and Confederate officers
gptkbp:is_recognized_as a turning point in American history
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:led_to reconstruction policies
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:American_history
American military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House,_Virginia
gptkbp:narrative American Civil War history
American reconciliation
gptkbp:negotiated_by surrender terms
gptkbp:notable_for terms allowing Confederate soldiers to keep their horses
Grant's generosity towards Lee's troops
Grant's respect for Lee
Lee's dignified conduct
Lee's farewell address to his troops
symbolizing the end of slavery in the South
the role of women during the Civil War
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:part_of_the_discussion_of Civil War memory and commemoration
gptkbp:part_of_the_story_of Civil War veterans
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Station
gptkbp:resulted_in end of the Civil War
end of major hostilities
reunification of the United States
gptkbp:signed_by terms of surrender
gptkbp:significance gptkb:military_history
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:type_of_agreement surrender agreement
gptkbp:was_marked_by peaceful resolution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Civil_War
gptkb:the_American_Civil_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Sayler's_Creek
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4