Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

The initial engagement on July 21, 1861 of what would become the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) took place on McLean's farm in Manassas, Virginia. Union Army artillery fired at McLean's house, which was being used as a headquarters for Confederate Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard, and a cannonball dropped through the kitchen fireplace. McLean was a retired major in the Virginia militia, but at 47, he was too old to return to active duty at the outbreak of the Civil War. In the spring of 1863, he and his family moved about 120 miles south to Appomattox County, Virginia, near a dusty, crossroads community called Appomattox Court House. On April 9, 1865, the war revisited McLean. Confederate General Robert E. Lee was about to surrender to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. He sent a messenger to Appomattox Court House to find a place to meet. On April 8, 1865, the messenger knocked on McLean's door and requested the use of his home, to which McLean reluctantly agreed. Lee surrendered to Grant in the parlor of McLean's house, effectively ending the Civil War. Later, McLean is supposed to have said "The war began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor."
The initial engagement on July 21, 1861 of what would become the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) took place on McLean's farm in Manassas, Virginia. Union Army artillery fired at McLean's house, which was being used as a headquarters for Confederate Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard, and a cannonball dropped through the kitchen fireplace. McLean was a retired major in the Virginia militia, but at 47, he was too old to return to active duty at the outbreak of the Civil War. In the spring of 1863, he and his family moved about 120 miles south to Appomattox County, Virginia, near a dusty, crossroads community called Appomattox Court House. On April 9, 1865, the war revisited McLean. Confederate General Robert E. Lee was about to surrender to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. He sent a messenger to Appomattox Court House to find a place to meet. On April 8, 1865, the messenger knocked on McLean's door and requested the use of his home, to which McLean reluctantly agreed. Lee surrendered to Grant in the parlor of McLean's house, effectively ending the Civil War. Later, McLean is supposed to have said "The war began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor."

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McLean House

McLean House

Du kan nærstudere udstillingerne i McLean House, som er et museum med masser af historie bag sig, på din rejse til Appomattox. Udforsk området, som er kendt for sin livemusik og sine monumenter.

McLean House
The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox

The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox

Du kan nærstudere udstillingerne i The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox, som er et museum med masser af historie bag sig, på din rejse til Appomattox. Udforsk området, som er kendt for sine museer og sine monumenter.

The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Appomattox County Museum

Appomattox County Museum

Brug en eftermiddag på at udforske udstillingerne i Appomattox County Museum på din tur til Appomattox. Gå på opdagelse i dette familievenlige område, som blandt andet er vellidt for sine museer.

Appomattox County Museum

Kirkegården ved Appomattox Court House

Lær mere om historien i Appomattox, når du besøger Kirkegården ved Appomattox Court House. Udforsk området, som er kendt for sin livemusik og sine monumenter.

Kirkegården ved Appomattox Court House

Carver Price Legacy Museum

Brug en eftermiddag på at udforske udstillingerne i Carver Price Legacy Museum under dit ophold i Appomattox. Gå på opdagelse i dette familievenlige område, som blandt andet er vellidt for sine museer.

Carver Price Legacy Museum

Art Gallery of New Geneva

Brug en eftermiddag på at kigge på udstillingerne i Art Gallery of New Geneva under dit ophold i Appomattox. Gå på opdagelse i dette familievenlige område, som blandt andet er vellidt for sine museer.

Art Gallery of New Geneva

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Appomattox Inn and Suites

Appomattox Inn and Suites

2.5 out of 5
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Super 8 by Wyndham Appomattox VA

Super 8 by Wyndham Appomattox VA

2 out of 5
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Longacre of Appomattox

Longacre of Appomattox

4 out of 5
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Cozy Cabin w/ Hot Tub | State Park | Near Lake

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The Treehouse Private Apt 15 min to Lynchburg

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#NoCleaningFee! Pool Table, Hot tub, fireplace overlooking Wreck Island Creek

#NoCleaningFee! Pool Table, Hot tub, fireplace overlooking Wreck Island Creek

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Courtyard by Marriott Lynchburg

3 out of 5
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Microtel Inn & Suites By Wyndham Lynchburg

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