Surrender of Lee at Appomattox
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
led_to_the_eventual_surrender_of_other_Confederate_forces
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
reenactments
various historical sites |
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:date |
April 9, 1865
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| gptkbp:defeated |
allowed soldiers to keep personal possessions
provided for the return home of soldiers offered_parole_to_Confederate_soldiers |
| gptkbp:documentType |
Appomattox_Court_House_surrender_terms
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
surrender_of_other_Confederate_generals
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| gptkbp:grantType |
gptkb:General_of_the_Union_Army
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
influenced civil rights movements
symbol of reconciliation symbol of the end of slavery symbol of the end of the Confederacy influenced future military surrenders influenced the study of military strategy influenced the study of military history influenced the study of diplomacy in war influenced the study of leadership in war influenced the study of peace treaties influenced the study of reconciliation efforts influenced_American_national_identity influenced_historical_memory_of_the_Civil_War influenced_the_narrative_of_American_history influenced_the_study_of_American_history influenced_the_study_of_Civil_War_history influenced_the_study_of_post-war_America signaled_the_beginning_of_Reconstruction |
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
often depicted in literature
often depicted in films often depicted in documentaries |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Surrender of Lee at Appomattox
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| gptkbp:impact |
paved_the_way_for_Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Union military strategy
Confederate_military_losses |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:outcome |
surrender_of_the_Confederate_Army_of_Northern_Virginia
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| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Five Forks
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
restoration of the Union
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| gptkbp:role |
Commander_of_the_Confederate_Army
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| gptkbp:significance |
marked_the_end_of_the_American_Civil_War
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