Surrender of General Lee

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath Lee_becomes_a_symbol_of_the_Lost_Cause
gptkbp:awards End_of_Confederate_resistance
gptkbp:celebrates Annual reenactments
Memorials and reenactments
gptkbp:community_engagement Mixed_reactions_in_the_South
gptkbp:condition Exhausted and outnumbered
gptkbp:consequences Union victory solidified
gptkbp:context Confederate_Army's_defeat
gptkbp:controversy Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence_on_Southern_identity
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Films and literature
gptkbp:date April 9, 1865
gptkbp:endOfLife Became_president_of_Washington_College
gptkbp:finaleDate Died in 1870
gptkbp:grantDate Battle of Vicksburg
Became 18th President of the United States
Died in 1885
gptkbp:grantType Aggressive pursuit
Generous terms offered
Hero of the Union
gptkbp:historical_analysis Debates on military leadership
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of reconciliation
Varied perspectives on leadership
Marked the end of the Confederacy.
Turning_point_in_U.S._history
gptkbp:historicalRecords Accounts from soldiers
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Surrender papers
gptkbp:historicalSite gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House_National_Historical_Park
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surrender of General Lee
gptkbp:impact Reconstruction era begins
Long-term_effects_on_African_Americans
gptkbp:influence Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:is_a_source_of gptkb:Grant's_Memoirs
Historical books and documentaries
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_American_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House,_Virginia
gptkbp:militaryRank Approximately 100,000 soldiers
Approximately 28,000 soldiers
gptkbp:notable_winners Second Battle of Bull Run
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
Battle of Appomattox Court House
gptkbp:result gptkb:Surrender_of_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:significance gptkb:End_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Lee's_retreat_to_Appomattox
Defensive tactics
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Acceptance of terms
gptkbp:was_marked_by Terms of surrender