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Ap⋅po⋅mat⋅tox

[ap-uh-mat-uhks]
–noun
1. a town in central Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War.
2. a river flowing E from E central Virginia to the James River. 137 mi. (220 km) long.
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Ap·po·mat·tox   (āp'ə-māt'əks)   
A town of south-central Virginia east of Lynchburg. Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War. The site is now a national historical park. Population: 1,730.
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