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On April 9, 1865, the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia signaled the effective end of the nation's largest war. Questions remained: could the nation reunite as one? How would emancipation be realized?
The Appomattox Court House, located in Virginia, is where Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865, bringing an end to the Civil War.
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War (1861–1865). It was the final engagement of Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia before they surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac ...
Welcome to historic Appomattox Court House. This quiet village and surrounding landscapes once composed an average Virginia stage road town with a county courthouse at its center.
The Battle of Appomattox Court House page includes history articles, photo galleries, maps, and other recommended links for this 1865 Civil War battle in Virginia.
Appomattox Court House, in the American Civil War, site in Virginia of the surrender of the Confederate forces to those of the North on April 9, 1965. It was virtually deserted after removal of the county seat to the new town of Appomattox in 1892 but was made a national historical monument in 1940.
The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is the preserved 19th-century village named Appomattox Court House in Appomattox County, Virginia. The village was named for the presence nearby of what is now preserved as the Old Appomattox Court House.
Battle of Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865), one of the final battles of the American Civil War. After a weeklong flight westward from Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee engaged the forces of Union General Ulysses S. Grant before surrendering the Army of Northern Virginia.
Appomattox led to the collapse of the Confederate government and the beginning of systematic “Reconstruction” across the entire South. Lee’s General Order No. 9 may have been the beginning of the “Lost Cause” apologist movement that sought to erase the institution of slavery as a fundamental cause for secession and the war.
Website. After the battles of Appomattox Station on April 8, 1865, and Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, General Lee met General Grant at the home of Wilmer McLean and surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia--signaling the beginning of the end of the Civil War.