the union army won the battle of surrender at appomattox.
who won the battle of surrender at appomattox?
the union army
the battle of appomattox court house, fought in appomattox county, virginia, on the morning of april 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the american civil war (1861–1865). it was the final engagement of confederate general in chief, robert e. lee, and his army of northern virginia before it surrendered to the union army of the potomac under the commanding general of the united states, ulysses s. grant. lee, having abandoned the confederate capital of richmond, virginia, after the nine and one-half month siege of petersburg and richmond, retreated west, hoping to join his army with the remaining confederate forces in north carolina, the army of tennessee under gen. joseph e. johnston. union infantry and cavalry forces under gen. philip sheridan pursued and cut off the confederates' retreat at the central virginia village of appomattox court house. lee launched a last-ditch attack to break through the union forces to his front, assuming the union force consisted entirely of lightly armed cavalry. when he realized that the cavalry was now backed up by two corps of federal infantry, he had no choice but to surrender with his further avenue of retreat and escape now cut off.
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appomattox, shorthand for the surrender of robert e. lee to ulysses s. grant in the american civil war, may refer to:









































bullet::::- battle of appomattox court house, a battle of the american civil war that was a culmination of the appomattox campaign and resulted in the surrender of robert e. lee









































bullet::::- appomattox court house national historical park, a national historical park in virginia at the site of the surrender









































appomattox may also refer to:









































bullet::::- appomattox county, virginia, in the united states









































bullet::::- appomattox, virginia, a town and the seat of that county
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