Battle of Appomattox Court House

The April 9, 1865, battle in Virginia ended Robert E. Lee’s attempt to retreat west and preceded the surrender of his Confederate army later that day.

Appomattox Campaign: The final campaign of the American Civil War in Virginia, ending with Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House. This battle was the campaign’s last major engagement before Lee surrendered.
Robert E. Lee: A Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Lee ordered the final attempt to break through Union forces at Appomattox.
Siege of Petersburg: A prolonged Union siege of Petersburg, Virginia, from June 1864 to April 1865. The Union breakthrough at Petersburg forced Lee to abandon Richmond and begin retreating.
Army of Northern Virginia: The principal Confederate field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, commanded by Robert E. Lee. Its surrender at Appomattox ended its organized resistance as a field army.
Battle of Sailor’s Creek: An April 6, 1865, Union victory in Virginia that severely weakened Lee’s retreating army. Its losses left Lee with fewer troops for the final stand at Appomattox.
Ulysses S. Grant: A Union general who became commanding general of the United States Army and accepted Lee’s surrender in 1865. Grant’s pursuit brought Union forces across Lee’s retreat route.
Fall of Richmond: The capture of the Confederate capital by Union forces on April 3, 1865. Richmond’s fall marked the start of Lee’s westward retreat toward Appomattox.
American Civil War: A war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between the Union and the Confederacy. Appomattox became a defining moment in the Confederacy’s military collapse.
Battle of High Bridge: An April 6–7, 1865, series of Civil War engagements over a key bridge across the Appomattox River. Lee’s failed attempt to preserve this crossing shaped his route toward Appomattox.
Philip Sheridan: A Union cavalry commander whose forces helped block Lee’s retreat at Appomattox. Sheridan’s cavalry occupied the road Lee needed to reach the supplies ahead.

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Battle of GettysburgCompared with: Gettysburg checked Lee's invasion, while Appomattox marked the end of his army's war.