appomattox

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Noun

1. {{alt form|en|Appomattoc}}.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|river|s/Virginia|c/USA|full=the {{w|Appomattox River}}}}.
2. {{place|en|town/county seat|co/Appomattox County|s/Virginia|c/USA}}, formerly known as Nebraska and Appomattox Station
3. {{place|en|A historic <<village>> in <<co/Appomattox County>>, <<s/Virginia>>, <<c/USA>>, formerly the <<town/county seat>>}}, also known as Clover Hill and Appomattox Court House
4. The 1865 surrender of {{w|Robert E. Lee}}'s [[Confederate]] army to {{w|Ulysses S. Grant}}'s [[Union]] army, which occurred at Appomattox Court House at the end of the [[American Civil War]].

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