Special Events

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

143rd Anniversary of the Surrender

April 8, 2008 - April 13, 2008

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

11:20 a.m.       The Retreat to Appomattox by Joe Williams

1:20 p.m.         The Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House by Patrick Schroeder

3:20 a.m.         The First Truce Flag and the Custer-Longstreet Encounter by Joe     Williams

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

10:20 a.m.       The Retreat to Appomattox by Joe Williams

11:20 a.m.       The Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House by Patrick Schroeder

12:20 p.m.       The First Truce Flag and the Custer-Longstreet Encounter by Joe     Williams

1:20 p.m.         The Surrender Meeting by Mike Brennan

2:20 p.m.         The Stacking of Arms by Candace Hart

3:20 p.m.         The Power of Appomattox and After by Patrick Schroeder

Thursday, April 10, 2008

10:20 a.m.       George Hix and the Civil War Banjo by Corbin Hayslett

11:20 a.m.       Beginning of the End: Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox, An Overview by Alyssa Holland

12:20 p.m.       George Hix and the Civil War Banjo by Corbin Hayslett

1:20 p.m.         The Stacking of Arms by Mike Brennan

2:20 p.m.         George Hix and the Civil War Banjo by Corbin Hayslett

3:20 p.m.         George Peers: A Visit to Old Appomattox (a first-person living history program) by Patrick Schroeder

Friday, April 11, 2008

10:20 a.m.      The Parole Pass (and formal printing demonstration) by Candace Hart

11:20 a.m.       The Surrender Meeting or After Appomattox David Suvak

12:20 p.m.      The Parole Pass (and formal printing demonstration) by Candace Hart

1:20 p.m.         The Stacking of Arms by Mike Brennan

2:20 p.m.         The Parole Pass (and formal printing demonstration) by Candace Hart

3:20 p.m.         The Surrenders and Events After Appomattox by Alyssa Holland

*                    George Hix and the Civil War Banjo by Corbin Hayslett throughout the day

Saturday, April 12, 2008

10:20 a.m.       The Stacking of Arms by Mike Brennan

11:20 a.m.       John Dennett: A Newspaperman travels to Appomattox (a first-person living history program) by Timothy Ake

12:20 p.m.       Ely Parker, One Real American—Grant’s Seneca Indian Chief by David Wooldridge

1:20 p.m.         John Dennett: A Newspaperman travels to Appomattox (a first-person living history program) by Timothy Ake

2:20 p.m.         Joshua Chamberlain and the Stacking of Arms by Patrick Schroeder

3:20 p.m.         John Dennett: A Newspaperman travels to Appomattox (a first-person living history program) by Timothy Ake

*                    George Hix and the Civil War Banjo by Corbin Hayslett throughout the day

Ongoing throughout the day: Printing Presses and Paroles by Candace Hart or Alyssa Holland

Sunday, April 13, 2008

10:20 a.m.       The Surrender Meeting by David Suvak

11:20 a.m.       The Stacking of Arms by Mike Brennan

12:20 p.m.       Last at Appomattox: North Carolinians at the Surrender by Chris Bingham

1:20 p.m.         The Surrender Meeting by David Suvak

2:20 p.m.         The Surrenders and Events After Appomattox by Alyssa Holland

3:20 p.m.         Last at Appomattox: North Carolinians at the Surrender by Chris Bingham

*                    George Hix and the Civil War Banjo by Corbin Hayslett throughout the day

Ongoing throughout the day: Printing Presses and Paroles by Candace Hart or Alyssa Holland

SUBJECT TO CHANGE