Appomattox in Appomattox County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Appomattox
Erected 1926 by Appomattox Chapter, U.D.C.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Battlefield Markers Association, the Battlefield Trails - Civil War, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 9, 1975.
Location. 37° 22.566′ N, 78° 48.181′ W. Marker is in Appomattox, Virginia, in Appomattox County. Marker is on Appomattox Court House NHP entrance road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at the Confederate Cemetery wayside, and the pedestrian entrance to the village of Appomattox Court House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Appomattox VA 24522, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Confederate Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Appomattox Confederate Cemetery Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); A Strategic Delay (within shouting distance of this marker); Appomattox Court House Confederate Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); The First African American School in Appomattox (within shouting distance of this marker); Wartime Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); Sears Lane (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Raine Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Appomattox.
Regarding Appomattox. Regarding the editing on the plaque:
I reached out to the National Park Service and asked why some text was scraped off. Here is their response if it can in some way be used on the marker page:
"Because that information was incorrect. It originally stated that General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had 9,000 troops to General Ulysses S. Grants 120,000 troops here at Appomattox Court House. The correct numbers are 65,000 Union troops to 33,000-35,000 Confederate Troops. The 9,000 Confederate troops number came from General John B. Gordon's 2nd Corps attack on April 9th during the Battle of Appomattox Court House. 120,000 troops number came from all the Union troops that were in Richmond and Petersburg when Union troops took the area.
Hope that helps!"
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Also see . . . Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. (Submitted on March 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Additional commentary.
1. Painstaking editing job
Any ideas as to why and when the last line of text ["118,000 men under Grant"] was removed from the bronze tablet?
— Submitted December 9, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2008. This page has been viewed 2,506 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on March 28, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on March 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 25, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6. submitted on March 22, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.