Nearby Attractions
The Appomattox Visitor Center is located in the old train station (post Civil War). It serves as a reminder of the importance of the young town of Appomattox Station and the Southside Railroad to Lee's Army in April, 1865. Appomattox Office of Tourism While planning a trip to Appomattox, you may want to find out about the services and attractions available nearby by visiting the "Official Tourism Website for Appomattox." Visitors to the area may be interested to know about other nationally significant sites found in the greater southern Piedmont region of Virginia: Museum of the Confederacy - Appomattox Monticello - The home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Va. Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, Forest, Va. |
Did You Know?
After the fighting ended calls went out for Confederate leaders to be tried for treason. Grant insisted that Lee, who had been paroled at Appomattox, could not be put on trial, and the matter was dropped.