APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE
The end of the Civil War came on April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered the army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant although some fighting continued under different Confederate commanders. As news spread of Lee's surrender, the other Confederate armies also laid down their arms, with the last surrender being on June 23, 1865.
Train depot in Appomattox
The "new" Appomattox Courthouse built in 1892
Jail
Bocock-Isbell House, built in 1849-1850
Replica of the Old Appomattox County Courthouse, now the visitor's center
Our "living history" guide
McLean House, built in 1848
This is where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
The parlor where the surrender took place
Kitchen at the McLean House, kitchens were not usually built in
the main house because of the danger of fires
Slave quarters at the McLean House
Tavern kitchen and guesthouse
Just an old barn
The old Richmond-Lynchburg stage road where Lee's army laid down their weapons and surrendered their battle flags on April 12, 1865, four years to the day after the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter.
Inside the jail
Jail cell
Peers House, the last shot from the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia
was fired here the morning of April 9, 1865
Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee
met here on April 10, 1865 to discuss Lee's surrender and work the details
Another view of the jail
Next: Back in time
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