Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Peace and Reunification

On Palm Sunday, 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.

		The Surrender Meeting After four years of war and over 630,000 casualties Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met in the parlor of the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia and agreed to terms which would make reunification of the Nation possible. more...

The McLean House at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Site of the Surrender

The McLean House in Appomattox Court House, Virginia was used on April 9th 1865 for the surrender meeting between General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. and Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant, U.S.A. The house was also used on April 10th for the Surrender Commissioners meeting, and as the headquarters of Major General John Gibbon, U.S.A. more...

The Last Ditch by Rufus Zogbaum depicts Confederate soldiers at Appomattox prior to the surrender.

The Appomattox Campaign and Final Battles

A week of fighting culminated in the Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House, on April 8th and 9th, 1865, and forced the surrender of General Robert E. Lee's once invincible Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. more...

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National Park Service, Division of Interpretation
Hwy 24, PO Box 218
Appomattox, VA 24522

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Phone

Visitor Center
(434) 352-8987 ext. 26

Receptionist
(434) 352-8987 ext. 21

Fax

(434) 352-8330

Climate

Summer temperatures and humidity are both often in the 90s. Winter temperatures are very changeable and can range from low 50s in the daytime, down to 5 to 10 degrees below zero on rare occassions.

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