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Appomattox Campaign
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Appomattox Campaign (March 29– April 9, 1865) the name given to the final operations of the
Civil War, including the battles of
Fort Stedman and
Five Forks. It began with Confederate Gen.
Robert E. Lee's attempt to break out of his defensive position in Petersburg, Virginia, and ended with his surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.
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A haunting stillness still cloaks Appomattox
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/9/1987; ; 700+ words
; APPOMATTOX, Va. A Stillness at Appomattox is the title historian Bruce Catton gave to his famous account...much as it did on that fateful day, has been preserved as Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. Appomattox sits atop...
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The Quiet and Compelling History of Appomattox
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/19/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...victories and death in horrifying numbers. Appomattox is a place of peace, a lovely memorial...days of the conflict. "A Stillness at Appomattox" is the title historian Bruce Catton...day, has been carefully preserved as Appomattox Court House National Historical Park...
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A Place Called Appomattox
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; A Place Called Appomattox. By William Marvel. Civil War America...of the Civil War. A Place Called Appomattox is both the story of the events surrounding...south-central Virginia community of Appomattox. Marvel's primary focus is on...
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Appomattox Looks Back, Reluctantly; Civil War Conclusion To Be Reenacted
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/8/1990; ; 700+ words
; "Welcome To Historic Appomattox, Where Our Nation Reunited...ended. On the muddy main road of Appomattox Court House three days later and...arms." But the skirmishes in Appomattox County that preceded the surrender...
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A Place Called Appomattox.(Civil War America)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...of the Civil War. A Place Called Appomattox is both the story of the events surrounding...south-central Virginia community of Appomattox. Marvel's primary focus is on "the citizens who peopled Appomattox, the soldiers who sojourned there...
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DigitalBridge Communications plans expansion around Appomattox, Virginia.(SERVICES)
Magazine article from: Wi-Max; 5/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...Internet services to areas surrounding Appomattox. DBC launched service late in 2007 in Appomattox as part of its national expansion to small...businesses and residential households in the Appomattox area. DBC was selected by the Mid-Atlantic...
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DigitalBridge Communications Plans Expansion Around Appomattox, Virginia.
PR Newswire; 6/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...WiMAX service launch ASHBURN, Va. and APPOMATTOX, Va., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashburn...Internet services to areas surrounding Appomattox. DBC launched service late in 2007 in Appomattox as part of its national expansion to small...
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Appomattox Begins to See a Revival as Time Heals 125-Year-Old Wounds
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/5/1990; 700+ words
; "Welcome To Historic Appomattox, Where Our Nation Reunited...ended. On the road in front of Appomattox Court House three days later, and...However, the skirmishes in Appomattox County that preceeded the surrender...
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Lawmaker, Officials Brainstorm Ideas for Appomattox, Va., Tourism Plans.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 1/21/2004; 699 words
; ...Tribune Business News Jan. 21--In Appomattox, many people see an opportunity to...The vision that historians at the Appomattox Court House National Park as well as...Petersburg National Park who also works at Appomattox Court House National Park. "Lee didn...
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More Than A Web Site - Merge Launches Appomattox County Industrial Development Authority Information Portal.
PR Newswire; 10/28/2003; 700+ words
; ...Va., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Appomattox County's Industrial Development Authority...locality. The website, http://www.appomattox.org/, provides Internet users with...term economic prosperity: * A "Why Appomattox" tab on the homepage leads to a series...
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Appomattox
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
APPOMATTOX APPOMATTOX, former courthouse (county seat) of the county of the same name...Creek, he lost about six thousand men. By the time Lee reached Appomattox Courthouse on 8 April, long marches without food had depleted the...
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Appomattox Campaign
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Appomattox Campaign (March 29– April 9, 1865) the name given to the final operations of...break out of his defensive position in Petersburg, Virginia, and ended with his surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.
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Appomattox Court House
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Appomattox Court House a Civil War battle on April 9, 1865, in which Gen. Robert E. Lee decided to make one last try to escape the Union...
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Dominion Resources, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...but its corporate roots date to the Appomattox Trustees, established in 1781 by the...Assembly to foster navigation on the Appomattox River for hauling rum and tobacco...and James Madison, founded the Upper Appomattox Company, a canal company, in 1795...
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Army of the James
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...General E. O. C. Ord, until the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. BIBLIOGRAPHY McPherson, James M. Battle Cry of Freedom...University Press, 1988. Thomas Robson Hay / c. w. See also Appomattox ; Army of the Potomac ; Civil War .
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