Virginia: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War (1861–1865). It was the final engagement of Confederate General in Chief, Robert E. Lee, and his Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac under the Commanding General of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant.
Lee, having abandoned the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, after the nine and one-half month Siege of Petersburg and Richmond, retreated west, hoping to join his army with the remaining Confederate forces in North Carolina, the Army of Tennessee under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Union infantry and cavalry forces under Gen. Philip Sheridan pursued and cut off the Confederates' retreat at the central Virginia village of Appomattox Court House. Lee launched a last-ditch attack to break through the Union forces to his front, assuming the Union force consisted entirely of lightly armed cavalry. When he realized that the cavalry was now backed up by two corps of federal infantry, he had no choice but to surrender with his further avenue of retreat and escape now cut off.
The signing of the surrender documents occurred in the parlor of the house owned by Wilmer McLean on the afternoon of April 9. On April 12, a formal ceremony of parade and the stacking of arms led by Southern Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon to federal Brig. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain of Maine marked the disbandment of the Army of Northern Virginia with the parole of its nearly 28,000 remaining officers and men, free to return home without their major weapons but enabling men to take their horses and officers to retain their sidearms (swords and pistols), and effectively ending the war in Virginia.
This event triggered a series of subsequent surrenders across the South, in North Carolina, Alabama and finally Shreveport, Louisiana, for the Trans-Mississippi Theater in the West by June, signaling the end of the four-year-long war.
The McLean House was the site of the surrender conference, but the village itself is named for the presence nearby of what is now preserved as the Old Appomattox Court House.
The park was established August 3, 1935. The village was made a national monument in 1940 and a national historical park in 1954. It is located about three miles (5 km) east of Appomattox, Virginia, the location of the Appomattox Station and the new Appomattox Court House. It is in the center of the state about 25 miles (40 km) east of Lynchburg, Virginia.The historical park was described in 1989 as having an area of 1,325 acres (536 ha).
Tour of Appomattox National Historical Park
Appomattox County, Virginia. Tour of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park located in the Piedmont region of central Virginia. The tour includes the McLean house where General Lee surrendered to Lt. General Grant on April 9, 1865.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of original and reconstructed 19th century buildings in Appomattox County, Virginia. The village is famous as the site of the Battle of Appomattox Court House and containing the house of Wilmer McLean, where the surrender of the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee to Federal commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. The McLean House was the site of the surrender conference, but the village itself is named for the presence nearby of what is now preserved as the Old Appomattox Court House. The park was established August 3, 1935. The village was made a national monument in 1940 and a national historical park in 1954. It is located about three miles east of Appomattox, Virginia, the location of the Appomattox Station and the new Appomattox Court House. It is in the center of the state about 25 miles east of Lynchburg, Virginia.The historical park was described in 1989 as having an area of 1,325 acres.
Appomattox Court House Tour And Dedication
After watching some history channel shows about the civil war I watched some very interesting shows about Appomattox court house and the surrender of Robert E Lee And Grant. I can tell you this just walking around this historic place really made me appreciate american and our freedoms. Just being there where history took place was totally amazing. If you every visit any places like this and you defiantly feel all kinds of emotions.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
On Palm Sunday (April 9), 1865, Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia signaled the end of the Southern States attempt to create a separate nation. It set the stage for the emergence of an expanded and more powerful Federal government. In a sense the struggle over how much power the central government would hold had finally been settled.
Battle of Appomattox Court House - 150th Anniversary (US Civil War)
The Battle of Appomattox Court House was the last battle of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by Robert E. Lee. It was an attempt to breakout of the enclosing Union armies surrounding Lee's army. The attempt failed and Lee decided to meet with the Union commander, Ulysses S Grant to discuss surrender.
Although Lee only surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia, other Confederate forces soon followed suit and the US Civil War came to a close.
This footage was shot at the 150th Anniversary celebration in Appomattox.
Surrender at Appomattox 150th:
The Cultural Landscape at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
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150th Anniversary of Battle of Appomattox
Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of one of the last battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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Appomattox Court House: The End of the Civil War
Come visit the place where the Civil War ended, Appomattox Court House, VA. Hear the story and visit this National Park location where Grant and Lee ended the Civil War
Appomattox Court House Virginia USA
A great day to be visiting the site where the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered Confederacy to Union General U. S. Grant. Visit this site for a little more information:
We were there in October or 2009. The fall colors were peaking out of the trees, and the fall coolness was blanketing the whole day.
Appomattox Court House Virginia - Civil War - Confederate Surrender at Wilmer McLean House
Appomattox Court House - Civil War - Confederate Surrender - Wilmer McLean House
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park | Wikipedia audio article
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The Appomattox Court House is a National Historical Park of original and reconstructed 19th century buildings in Appomattox County, Virginia. The village is famous as the site of the Battle of Appomattox Court House and containing the house of Wilmer McLean, where the surrender of the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. The McLean House was the site of the surrender conference, but the village itself is named for the presence nearby of what is now preserved as the Old Appomattox Court House.
The park was established August 3, 1935. The village was made a national monument in 1940 and a national historical park in 1954. It is located about three miles (5 km) east of Appomattox, Virginia, the location of the Appomattox Station and the new Appomattox Court House. It is in the center of the state about 25 miles (40 km) east of Lynchburg, Virginia.The historical park was described in 1989 as having an area of 1,325 acres (536 ha).
Appomattox Court House, Virginia, USA
Visit at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, USA, on the 14th of September 2015.
Here, in the McLean House, on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all United States forces.
Visita ad Appomattox Court House, Virginia, USA, il 14 di settembre 2015.
Qui, nella McLean House, il 9 aprile 1865, Robert E. Lee, generale comandate della Armata della Virginia del Nord, si arrese con i suoi uomini ad Ulysses Grant, generale in capo di tutte le forze degli Stati Uniti.
Surrender at Appomattox 150th Anniversary (US Civil War)
On the afternoon of April 9, 1865 Generals Robert E Lee of the Confederate Army of Virginia and Ulysses S Grant of the Union Army met to discuss surrender terms of the Army of Northern Virginia. Three days later the Army of Northern Virginia stacked arms and were allowed to go home. Other Confederate forces soon followed suit and the war finally ended.
This was filmed at the 150th Anniversary of Appomattox in Virginia.
The Battle Of Appomattox Court House
General Robert E. Lee interviewed by Dan Gritsko at Appomattox Court House: April 9, 2017
On April 9, 1865, confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General US Grant. This event commonly marks the most significant moment that brought about the end of the US civil war.
On April 9, 2017, Dan Gritsko went to Appomattox Court House with his family to better understand these momentous events in The history of the United States. While there I interviewed a civil war re-enactor who portrayed General Robert E. Lee. You can also take a look at my interview with General Grant .
Remembering Gen. Robert E. Lee's Civil War surrender at Appomattox
Appomattox Court House, Virginia, was where confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered 150 years ago, effectively ending the Civil War. And as David Martin explains, it's also the place no one should ever take for granted.
The Battle of Appomattox Court House
The battle of Appomattox Court House that caused the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, was the beginning of the end for the Confederacy