Confederate Field Hospital

Confederate Field Hospital. . The frame residence of Allen Conner stood in the field across the road from the site of Lee's headquarters., As illustrated in this 1865 sketch by Henry Orth, Conner's home served as a field hospital for the Army of Northern Virginia following the April 8th and 9th battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House., Both Allen Conner and his brother Jennings joined the Confederate army. Allen served as a private in Company H (Appomattox Rangers), 2nd Virginia Cavalry and Jennings in Company B (Liberty Guards), 46th Virginia Infantry., The two brothers married two sisters, Elizabeth and Missouri of the musical Sweeney family. It is believed that famous banjo player, Joel Sweeney, died at his brother-in-law's home., I visited the field hospitals saw a great many wounded. Saw Dr. Surgets (sp?) cutting legs and arms off. ...I saw a big wagon load lying in the farmer's yard. I felt very sorry for them on the close of war. , Private David H. Brantly, Company G, 38th North Carolina Infantry, age 15, paroled at Appomattox Court House., (captions) , Jennings Conner, Joel Sweeny, An outline showing the removed section of the Conner house, as well as the remnants of lathe and plaster, can still be seen in this circa 1892 image taken by Lynchburg photographer A. H. Plecker. Photograph courtesy the Museum of the Confederacy., A portion of the original Conner home stands in the foreground of this post 1892 image., A 1936 photograph taken from this location shows the second Conner home. The small section of the original was attached to the rear of the house.