Explore beyond the village! Take the Appomattox Court House Driving Tour or stroll along the park's 10 miles of hiking trails.Sites beyond the village include:![]() NPS/J. Inge Confederate CemeteryThe Confederate Cemetery was established in 1866 by the Ladies Memorial Association of Appomattox. One Federal and eighteen Confederate soldier are buried here, casualties of the battles fought around Appomattox Court House. Eleven of the men buried here remain unknown. The unidentified Federal soldier was found in a wooded lot after the Federal dead had been removed in 1866 and 1867. North Carolina MonumentThe North Carolina Monument is the only monument dedicated to a state or unit in the park. The mounment was erected in 1905 by North Carolina veterans on the site where the last volley fired by the Army of Northern Virginia took place. The monument recognizes the service of North Carolina troops throughout the war, proclaiming them "First at Bethel, farthest to the front at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, and last at Appomattox." ![]() NPS/J.Inge Charles Sweeney CabinCharles and Martha Sweeney, part of the local musical Sweeney family, owned this cabin. Charles joined Company H of the 2nd Virginia Calvary regiment in March 1862. After returning to service from wounds received in the Battle of Second Manassas, Charles transferred to Shoemaker's Battery of Stuart's Horse Artillery in June 1863. He recieved his parole at Appomattox Court House on April 12, 1865. ![]() NPS/J. Inge Sweeney Tobacco PrizeryBuilt in the 1790s, the Sweeney Prizery is believed to be one of the oldest structures in the Appomattox area. The process of packing tobacco leaf into large barrels, known as hogsheads, was called prizing and barns used to store the hogsheads were called prizeries. |
Last updated: November 10, 2024