Appomattox

/ˌæpəˈmætɑks/ noun

Definition

A town in Virginia famous as the site where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the American Civil War in 1865.

Etymology

From Powhatan (Algonquian) origin meaning likely 'double stream' or similar. The name became historically significant and standardized after the Civil War surrender.

Kelly Says

Appomattox Courthouse is where one of history's most important moments happened in 1865, ending the Civil War—and the terms of surrender there were remarkably generous, helping the nation reunite rather than punish the South.

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