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Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkA ranger program along the Stage Road with the McLean House in the background.
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The Surrender by Keith Rocco
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The Surrender by Keith Rocco

WHERE OUR NATION WAS REUNITED

The stories of Appomattox Court House go far beyond the final significant battles of this nations bloody Civil War. Beyond the  surrender meeting between Generals Lee and Grant and speak to the very soul of America.
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Joel Sweeney of Appomattox County, Va.
Joel Sweeney is often credited as the inventor of the modern banjo
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Lt. Colonel Charles Marshall (left), Chief Justice John Marshall (right)  

Did You Know?
Colonel Charles Marshall, Lee's aide-de-camp was the great-nephew of Chief Justice John Marshall. Charles Marshall chose the site of the surrender meeting and was the only Confederate present, in the McLean House, besides General Lee. Visit Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:31 EST