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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Casa McLean

Casa McLean

Cuando viajes a Appomattox, pasa un rato entre las exhibiciones del Casa McLean, un museo con un pasado célebre. Aquí, aprovecha para disfrutar de la música en vivo y pasear por sus monumentos interesantes.

Casa McLean
Museo The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox

Museo The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox

Cuando viajes a Appomattox, pasa un rato entre las exhibiciones del Museo The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox, un museo con un pasado célebre. Aquí, aprovecha para recorrer sus museos interesantes y pasear por sus monumentos interesantes.

Museo The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Appomattox County Museum

Appomattox County Museum

Pasa un día recorriendo las galerías en Appomattox County Museum en Appomattox. Esta zona con una atmósfera familiar es perfecta para recorrer sus museos interesantes.

Appomattox County Museum

Confederate Cemetery at Appomattox Court House

Aprende sobre la historia de Appomattox cuando visites Confederate Cemetery at Appomattox Court House. Aquí, aprovecha para disfrutar de la música en vivo y pasear por sus monumentos interesantes.

Confederate Cemetery at Appomattox Court House

Carver Price Legacy Museum

Pasa un día observando las exhibiciones en Carver Price Legacy Museum cuando visites Appomattox. Esta zona con una atmósfera familiar es perfecta para recorrer sus museos interesantes.

Carver Price Legacy Museum

Art Gallery of New Geneva

Pasa un día observando las exhibiciones en Art Gallery of New Geneva cuando visites Appomattox. Esta zona con una atmósfera familiar es perfecta para recorrer sus museos interesantes.

Art Gallery of New Geneva

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Appomattox Inn and Suites

Appomattox Inn and Suites

2.5 out of 5
447 Old Courthouse Road Appomattox VA
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Super 8 by Wyndham Appomattox VA

Super 8 by Wyndham Appomattox VA

2 out of 5
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Super 8 by Wyndham Appomattox VA
Longacre of Appomattox

Longacre of Appomattox

4 out of 5
1670 Church Street Appomattox VA
Longacre of Appomattox
Cozy Cabin w/ Hot Tub | State Park | Near Lake

Cozy Cabin w/ Hot Tub | State Park | Near Lake

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Cozy Cabin w/ Hot Tub | State Park | Near Lake
The Treehouse Private Apt 15 min to Lynchburg

The Treehouse Private Apt 15 min to Lynchburg

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The Treehouse Private Apt 15 min to Lynchburg
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La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Lynchburg at Liberty Univ.

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3320 Candlers Mountain Rd Lynchburg VA
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Lynchburg at Liberty Univ.
Lynchburg Grand Suites

Lynchburg Grand Suites

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601 Main Street Suite B Lynchburg VA
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