surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/surrender_of_Robert_E._Lee_at_Appomattox_Court_House
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:McLean_House
gptkbp:commanderReceivingSurrender gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:commanderSurrendering gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:date 1865-04-09
gptkbp:documentedIn Appomattox Court House surrender documents
gptkbp:followedBy subsequent Confederate surrenders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House
gptkbp:involvedArmy gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House,_Virginia
gptkbp:notableFor generous terms of surrender
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:result End of major Confederate resistance
gptkbp:significance Led to the conclusion of the American Civil War
gptkbp:witnessedBy gptkb:Ely_S._Parker
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:Charles_Marshall
gptkb:Joshua_L._Chamberlain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant_(as_Commanding_General_of_the_U.S._Army)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7