Appomattox Court House National Historical
Park (Virginia)
In the closing days of the war, Gen. Robert E. Lee's
Army of Northern Virginia and Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant's Union forces fought in the Petersburg,
Virginia area, moving west. Lee was trying to link up
with Gen. Joseph Johnston's Army of Tennessee.
After losing the Battle of Five Forks on Apr. 2, 1865,
he was unable to do so. Richmond had to be
evacuated. On Apr. 9, 1865, Lee surrendered his
army to Gen. Grant at the McLean home in
Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The village is
preserved as a National Park Service site. You can
go into various buildings including the McLean home
and the courthouse. The McLean home is set up to
look like the scene of the surrender. Although the
Civil War continued for a short while more, the
surrender at Appomattox Court House is considered
the end of the Confederacy. Once the surrender
was signed, Confederate soldiers were given
paroles, papers which indicated that they were to
receive food from Union storehouses on their way
back home. Instead of a Junior Ranger certificate
you get a make-believe parole.
Contact Information
Hwy. 24, P.O. Box 218
Appomattox, VA 24522
(434) 352-8987
Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
Park (Virginia)
In the closing days of the war, Gen. Robert E. Lee's
Army of Northern Virginia and Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant's Union forces fought in the Petersburg,
Virginia area, moving west. Lee was trying to link up
with Gen. Joseph Johnston's Army of Tennessee.
After losing the Battle of Five Forks on Apr. 2, 1865,
he was unable to do so. Richmond had to be
evacuated. On Apr. 9, 1865, Lee surrendered his
army to Gen. Grant at the McLean home in
Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The village is
preserved as a National Park Service site. You can
go into various buildings including the McLean home
and the courthouse. The McLean home is set up to
look like the scene of the surrender. Although the
Civil War continued for a short while more, the
surrender at Appomattox Court House is considered
the end of the Confederacy. Once the surrender
was signed, Confederate soldiers were given
paroles, papers which indicated that they were to
receive food from Union storehouses on their way
back home. Instead of a Junior Ranger certificate
you get a make-believe parole.
Contact Information
Hwy. 24, P.O. Box 218
Appomattox, VA 24522
(434) 352-8987
Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
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