Appomattox in Appomattox County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Conner House Site

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, December 20, 2025

1. Conner House Site Marker

Inscription. Near this site was located the Allen Conner House which was used as a Confederate field hospital in April 1865.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.

Location. 37° 23.487′ N, 78° 47.142′ W. Marker is in Appomattox, Virginia, in Appomattox County. It is at the intersection of Horseshoe Road (Virginia Route 656) and Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling west on Horseshoe Road. Marker is within Appomattox Court House National Historical Site. It stands over the intersection of VA-656 and VA-24, accessible on foot from the Conner-Sweeney Cabin Trail/Sweeney Trail Wayside. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Appomattox VA 24522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the

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Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Field Hospital (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Vegetation (about 600 feet away); Confederates Trapped (about 700 feet away); Lee’s Last Headquarters (about 700 feet away); Civil War Landscape (approx. 0.2 miles away); ANV Headquarters (approx. ¼ mile away); The Charles Sweeney Cabin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sweeney Prizery (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Appomattox.

Regarding Conner House Site. The Conner House is where banjoist Joel Sweeney was living at the time of the Census of 1860, and is thought to have been where he died that year. The house no longer exists. There is a small depression at the site that may have been a well or some other minor feature.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on January 20, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.