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Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkPanoramic view of the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia
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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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Revelutionary War hero Light Horse Harry Lee (left) Civil War General Robert Edward Lee (right)  

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General R. E. Lee's father, "Light Horse Harry" Lee, was present at the surrender of General Cornwallis - at Yorktown. Henry Lee wrote that Cornwallis had shirked his responsibility by sending junior officers to meet with General Washington. Robert met personally with General Grant at Appomattox.

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