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BATTLE // 9 Apr 1865

Appomattox

Virginia · 37.378, -78.797

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Overview

The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last, and ultimately one of the most consequential, battles of the American Civil War (1861–1865). It was the final push of Confederate general in chief Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia before they surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac under the Commanding General of the United States Army, Ulysses S. Grant.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

Field army collapses

Result

Confederate surrender

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • United States63,285
    medium
  • Confederate States26,000
    medium

United States fielded a 2.4 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • Confederate States28,356
    medium109% loss rate

Commanders (8)

Confederate States

United States

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