Ap ‧ po ‧ mat ‧ tox /ˌæpəˈmætəks/ BrE AmE
a town in Virginia, US, known as the place where General Robert E. ↑ lee , the leader of the ↑ confederate army, ↑ surrender ed to General Ulysses S. ↑ grant , the leader of the ↑ union army, and therefore ended the American ↑ civil war . The place where he surrendered is now a ↑ national park .