Near Old Courthouse Road (Route 24) 0.7 miles west of Gordon Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Federal infantry pushed across these fields on the morning of April 9, 1865. A column of 15,000 infantry of the Army of the James, including more than 5,000 United States Colored Troops (USCT), blocked retreating Confederate forces. A Federal . . . — — Map (db m290460) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.1 miles west of Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling east.
On the morning of April 9th, 1865, a young aide-de-camp was seriously wounded and left for dead. When Federal infantry arrived to block the retreat route of Lee's army and with surrender looming, General Fitzhugh Lee determined to escape with the . . . — — Map (db m292195) HM
On Bocock Lane 0.1 miles south of Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road, on the right when traveling south.
On the morning of April 9, 1865, Brigadier General Joshua Chamberlain and his brigade, the 185th NY and 198th PA, advanced toward Appomattox Court House from the ridge to the south to engage in one of the war's last struggles. After Chamberlain's . . . — — Map (db m291749) HM
Near Gordon Drive 0.1 miles north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling north.
Nicknamed "The Western Brigade", the First Brigade, First Division, 24th Corps, Army of the James, led by Colonel Thomas Osborn, advanced through this area on the morning of April 9, 1865. This battle-tested brigade consisted of the 39th Illinois, . . . — — Map (db m292017) HM
Near Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.5 miles west of Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Companies A and F of the 41st United States Colored Troops (USCT) deployed as skirmishers (an expanded formation where soldiers are posted ahead of the main battle line to feel out enemy positions). On April 9, 1865, they crossed the field in . . . — — Map (db m292013) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the left when traveling west.
From near his headquarters atop the rise in front of you, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent a message that jolted a nation. After finishing his meeting with Lee at the McLean House, Grant paused along the road and scribbled an unassuming note . . . — — Map (db m5914) HM
On Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road, on the right when traveling east.
On April 12, 1865, Union Brig. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain watched the distant ridge as the Confederates prepared for the surrender. They formed into column, marched into the valley, then up the Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road toward the village. As the . . . — — Map (db m5968) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
As Lees Confederate Army retreated west, Federal forces blocked their way. Near this spot, Union artillery pieces commanded by Lieutenant James H. Lord and a cavalry brigade led by Brevet Brigadier General Charles Smith proved a strategic delay to . . . — — Map (db m169121) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.2 miles south of Joel Sweeney Lane ( Route 710), on the left when traveling east.
West Africans developed the forerunners of the modern banjo. Free and enslaved Africans in the Americas later made similar stringed instruments, typically of animal hides, gourds, wood, and gut or horsehair. Black musicians who lived near here, . . . — — Map (db m172200) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
The depression before you is the trace of the old Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road. Gen. Robert E. Lee rode this route both to and from his meeting with Grant on April 9, 1865. His return to the army – as he passed towards his headquarters atop . . . — — Map (db m6004) HM
On National Park Drive 0.2 miles north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling north.
Two enslaved families lived in the structures behind the McLean House, across the field in front of you. Mary Ann raised three children here: Maria, Rachael, and another unnamed daughter. The second family consisted of Bettie Love Stewart (pictured . . . — — Map (db m234622) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the left when traveling west.
On this spot were established the headquarters of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A, commanding, from April 8th to April 11th, 1865. — — Map (db m15533) HM
On Appomattox Court House NHP entrance road, on the right when traveling north.
Here on Sunday April 9, 1865, after four years of heroic struggle in defense of principles believed fundamental to the existence of our government Lee surrendered 9000 men the remnant of an army still unconquered in spirit. — — Map (db m169653) HM
On Jamerson Lane at Jones Street, on the left when traveling east on Jamerson Lane.
At this location, Confederate Gen. R. Lindsay Walker formed a crescent of artillery that repulsed three charges of Union Gen. George Custer's cavalry division. Around 8 p.m. on April 8, 1865, Custer's fourth charge broke through, blocking the . . . — — Map (db m290464) HM
On North Court Street (Virginia Route 131) at Morton Lane, on the right when traveling north on North Court Street.
(East Side):World War I James R. Beasley Jerry S. Beasley James T. Cyrus Edward B. Gunter Robert F. Irving Sam J. Harvey Herman L. Lee Thomas A. Owen Phillip B. Swan Campbell W. Teeter Melvin M. Watkins Melvin Watson John L. Deaner . . . — — Map (db m29999) WM
On North Court Street (State Highway 131) at Morton Lane, on the right when traveling north on North Court Street.
Appomattox Invincibles Company A, 20th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery Formerly Company A, 44th Virginia Infantry Appomattox Greys Company H 18th Virginia Infantry Appomattox Rangers Company H, 2nd Virginia Cavalry Liberty . . . — — Map (db m29997) WM
On National Park Drive (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling north.
Here, amidst the once-quiet streets and lanes of Appomattox Court House, Lee, Grant, and their tired armies enacted one of the great dramas in American history. “General, this is deeply humiliating; but I console myself with the thought . . . — — Map (db m15530) HM
On Court Street (Virginia Route 131) at Morton Lane, on the right when traveling south on Court Street.
This building, erected in 1892 when the county seat was moved to this location, should not be mistaken for the original, built in 1846 and destroyed by fire in 1892. Three miles northeast is old Appomattox Court House and the McLean House where Lee . . . — — Map (db m15514) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
Here are buried eighteen Confederate soldiers who died April 8 and 9, 1865 in the closing days of the War Between the States. The remains of one unknown Union soldier found some years after the war are interred beside the Confederate dead. About 500 . . . — — Map (db m272144) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.2 miles south of Joel Sweeney Lane ( Route 710), on the right when traveling west.
In 1865, the Lynchburg Stage Road crossed the river at a shallow ford at this point. The Confederate Infantry marched through here to surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 12, 1865. — — Map (db m169185) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) north of George Peers Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Near this site General Lee crossed the Appomattox River and proceeded up the hill to the McLean House where he met General Grant to draft the terms of surrender.
April 9, 1865. — — Map (db m292032) HM
On National Park Drive south of Richmond Lynchburg State Lane, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
In this village, General Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to General Grant and the Army of the Potomac. The terms of their gentlemens peace inspired a new unity and a new purpose for our Nation.
The village of . . . — — Map (db m291706) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) south of Joel Sweeney Lane ( Route 710), on the right when traveling west.
On April 11, 1865, the surrender of the Confederate Artillery took place here, totaling 61 cannons plus limbers and 13 caissons. The artillery stretched one-half mile along the Stage Road. — — Map (db m169622) HM
April 8, 1865 Union cavalry arrived early in the evening and captured three of Lees four supply trains. Advancing toward Appomattox Court House, they encountered the surplus Confederate wagons and artillery train. After a brief conflict, . . . — — Map (db m6075) HM
On State Highway 24, on the right when traveling east.
One of the last battles of the Civil War took place one mile west of here. After capturing Confederate supplies, General George Custer's cavalry charged through the woods into the cannon fire of Confederate General Reuben Lindsay Walker's troops. . . . — — Map (db m30041) HM
On Main Street (Virginia Route 131), on the right.
You are standing near the site of Appomattox Station Depot on the South Side Railroad. Here, on the afternoon of April 8, 1865, Union cavalrymen under Gen. George A. Custer dealt the Army of Northern Virginia a final blow. First, they captured . . . — — Map (db m156545) HM
On Jamerson Lane east of Jones Street, on the left when traveling east.
You are standing along Confederate Gen. R. Lindsay Walker's artillery position where his batteries engaged Union cavalry commanded by Gen. George A. Custer on April 8, 1865. One mile to the south stood Appomattox Station, a depot on the South . . . — — Map (db m290463) HM
On Jamerson Lane east of Jones Street, on the left when traveling east.
Like so many other battlefields across the world, Appomattox Station has a connection to our nation's highest award for valor. Created during the Civil War and presented by the President in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor is the United . . . — — Map (db m290465) HM
On Main Street (Virginia Route 131) at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Near this building stood the station of the South Side Railroad where, on April 8, 1865, three trains unloading supplies for the Army of Northern Virginia were captured by units of Sheridans Union cavalry under Gen. Geo. Custer. Significant for its . . . — — Map (db m203259) HM
Near Gordon Drive 0.1 miles west of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling north.
Hannah Reynolds lived and worked in bondage to the Coleman family. Their home was caught between two sides as Federal columns engaged Confederate forces in this area. On April 8, 1865, the Coleman family fled to safety. Hannah stayed behind.
As . . . — — Map (db m292018) HM
On Confederate Boulevard (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In 1929-30 the Appomattox training school was built on this site with funds raised by Mozella Price, who served as Supervisor of Appomattox Counter Negro Schools from 1919 to 1963. It was a cinder block building, employing four teachers. At the . . . — — Map (db m29969) HM
On Confederate Boulevard (Business U.S. 460) at Route 9021, on the right when traveling west on Confederate Boulevard.
In 1929-30, the Appomattox County Training School was built on this site with funds raised by Mozella Jordan Price, who served as the supervisor of Appomattox County Negro Schools from 1919 to 1963. It was a cinder-block building employing . . . — — Map (db m181143) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) north of Horseshoe Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling north.
At the time of the Civil War, the land around you was open farms with patches of forest. In front of you stood a woodlot where General Robert E. Lee made his final bivouac. Behind you, farm fields stretched across the shallow valley to the village . . . — — Map (db m292066) HM
Near National Park Drive (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1819, this was the first building in what would become the village of Appomattox Court House. The Clover Hill Tavern served travelers along the Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road. For several decades, it offered the villages only restaurant, . . . — — Map (db m5989) HM
Near Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Lane near Bocock Drive, on the right when traveling west.
At the time of the Civil War, an unknown number of the 22 men, women, and children enslaved by Clover Hill Tavern owner Wilson Hix lived in the structure to your right. In 1954, this building was reconstructed as a restroom facility for the nearby . . . — — Map (db m292012) HM
Near Jamerson Lane (Virginia Route 1014) at Jones Street (Route 1012).
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lees Army of Norther Virginia began the retreat west from Richmond and Petersburg on April 3, 1865, with about 250 cannon. Two days later, at Amelia Court House, about a hundred of the least effective pieces were culled . . . — — Map (db m272145) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
Buried here are nineteen men (out of perhaps 100) killed during the last two days of war in Virginia. These men were at first buried where they died – at hospitals or in farm fields and woodlots around Appomattox Court House. But in 1866, the . . . — — Map (db m5990) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) north of Horseshoe Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m292064) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the left when traveling west.
For most of the war, Lee and his army had tormented their Northern enemies – at Gaines Mill, Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville. But here, on April 9, 1865, the once-mighty Army of Northern Virginia found itself trapped. Lee faced . . . — — Map (db m15526) HM
Near Richmond Lynchburg Stage Lane west of Bocock Drive, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
The county jail in 1865 stood just beyond this marker. Shortly after the war it burned. The jail across the road replaced it in 1870. — — Map (db m291748) HM
Near Jamerson Lane (Virginia Route 1014) at Jones Street ( Route 1012). Reported permanently removed.
Union Col. Henry Capehart commanded Gen. George A. Custers Third Cavalry Brigade on Custers left flank. On April 8, 1865, Capehart had only the 1st New York (Lincoln) an 1st and 2nd West Virginia regiments on hand, the 3rd West Virginia . . . — — Map (db m272139) HM
On Old Courthouse Road. Reported permanently removed.
Before and during the Civil War, educational opportunities in Rural Virginia were often limited. The wealthier families employed a tutor or sent their children to boarding academies such as the nearby Union Academy. In such schools students . . . — — Map (db m169313) HM
On Virginia Route 26 at County Route 677, on the right when traveling north on Virginia Route 26.
Three miles north is Eldon, birthplace and home of Henry D. "Hal" Flood (2 Sept.1865-8 Dec.1921). A member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1887-1891) and Senate (1891-1900), Flood also served in the U.S. Congress from 1901 to 1921. He served . . . — — Map (db m10225) HM
Near Gordon Drive 0.1 miles north of Old Courthouse Road (U.S. 24), on the left when traveling north.
The 11th Maine Infantry suffered the heaviest casualties during the Battle of Appomattox Court House losing 59 men killed, wounded and captured. These men from Colonel George Dandy's Brigade were moving at the "double quick" to support the left of . . . — — Map (db m292021) HM
Near Horseshoe Road north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling north.
You are facing the historic Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road. On the afternoon of April 8, 1865, hundreds of Confederate vehicles, including baggage wagons, ambulances and artillery pieces, were parked in a long column in front of you. The soldiers . . . — — Map (db m290102) HM
On George Peers Drive (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling west.
“It seems to me every one was more scared than ever, from the fact that we knew the war was nearly over, and we did not want to be killed at the end of the war.” Private John L. Smith, 118th Pennsylvania Late on the morning of . . . — — Map (db m5970) HM
Near River Ridge Road south of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the right when traveling south.
The first Confederate flag of truce, a white towel carried by Captain Sims of Longstreet's staff, was received near this site by Union cavalry under General George Custer on April 9, 1865. — — Map (db m292034) HM
Near Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
Prior to midnight on April 8, 1865, with Federal troops closing in on three sides and the line of retreat along the Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road blocked, General R. E. Lee held a Council of War with his ranking generals to discuss . . . — — Map (db m84563) HM
On Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road, on the left when traveling east.
On this spot Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, U.S.A. and General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. met on the morning of April 10th, 1865. — — Map (db m15535) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the left when traveling west.
The four-year effort to vanquish the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia came to its climax in the fields before you. “Legs will win the battle men . They cant escape, if you will keep up to it.” Maj. Gen. E.O.C.Ord, . . . — — Map (db m15516) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.2 miles east of Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling east.
This section of the trail was known as Sears Lane. On April 9, 1865, General Grant traveled on Sears Lane to reach General Sheridan before proceeding to the McLean House to meet with General Lee. — — Map (db m292015) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
Son of (Francis & Maria Meeks,) Born March 2, 1843; and died in the defence of his country October 4, 1861 at Fairfax Court House Va. He was a member of the Appomattox Rangers, in which Company he served faithfully in the battles Bull Run and . . . — — Map (db m169635) HM
On Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road, on the left when traveling east.
On the knoll before you, Lee and Grant held the second of their two meetings at Appomattox Court House. They met here on the morning of April 10. Grant hoped to enlist Lees support in urging the surrender of other Confederate armies, and Lee was . . . — — Map (db m5966) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the left when traveling west.
A short distance inside these woods stood Robert E. Lees last headquarters. Here on April 8, 1865, he held his final council of war. Here on April 10 he issued his farewell order to his army. And from here, on April 12, he departed for home – . . . — — Map (db m5960) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling east.
Near this spot stood the apple tree under which General Robert E. Lee rested while awaiting the return of a flag of truce sent by him to General U.S. Grant on the morning of April 9, 1865. — — Map (db m30077) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.1 miles west of Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Here, on the foggy morning of April 9, 1865, the Army of Northern Virginia made its final attack and fired its last organized volley. Shortly after daylight, Confederate infantry moved out of the village and drove Union cavalry from this ridge, . . . — — Map (db m292059) HM
Near Gordon Drive 0.1 miles north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling north.
As the Confederate infantry under General John Gordon and cavalry led by General Fitzhugh Lee pushed back Colonel Charles Smith's Federal Cavalry brigade from the road to the east, Federal General Ranald Mackenzie's troopers of the 5th Pennsylvania, . . . — — Map (db m292023) HM
On Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road, on the left when traveling west.
At midday on April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee rode into this yard, dismounted, and disappeared into the McLean House. Grant, surrounded by generals and staff officers, soon followed. Dozens of officers, horses, and onlookers waited outside. . . . — — Map (db m5962) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
The last Federal battery taken by the Confederates was captured by the North Carolina cavalry brigade of Brig. Gen. W.P. Roberts at this place. — — Map (db m291745) HM
Near Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
At this place was fought the last skirmish
by Captain Wilson T. Jenkins of the 14th
North Carolina Regiment commanding 25
men of the 4th and 14th N.C. Regiments. — — Map (db m291746) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) west of Gordon Drive, on the left when traveling west.
(Front)
Last at Appomattox
At this place the North Carolina Brigade of Brigadier-General W.R.Cox of Grimes Division fired The Last Volley 9 April 1865.
Major-General Bryan Grimes of North Carolina planned the last battle . . . — — Map (db m169452) HM WM
On Old Courthouse Road (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling west.
Nearby is buried Joel Walker Sweeney (ca. 1810-1860), the musician who redesigned this African instrument into the modern five-string banjo that is known today. Although slaves apparently added the fifth string to what had been a four-strong . . . — — Map (db m30076) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the left when traveling west.
The 30-foot obelisk marks the Raine family cemetery. Erected in 1912 by C. Hunter Raine, the monument honors past family members, including C. Hunters father, Charles James Raine, who served as a captain in the Lee Battery of Virginia Artillery. . . . — — Map (db m36257) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the left when traveling west.
(Front):Erected by C. Hunter Raine in loving memory of his father Chas. J. Raine captain of Lee Battery, Co. A, Virginia Artillery, C. S. A. Killed in the Battle of Mine Run Va., November 30th, 1863 and the members of the family buried . . . — — Map (db m15520) HM
Near Oakville Road (Virginia Route 26) north of Richmond Highway (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling south.
In the last clash at Appomattox, some of the men who fought here at the Robertson House on April 9, 1865, were unfortunate enough to be among the last soldiers killed, wounded, or captured in combat. A few were later cited for bravery in the . . . — — Map (db m169288) HM
Near Oakville Road (Virginia Route 26) north of Richmond Highway (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling south.
(preface)
After Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's forces broke through Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's lines at Petersburg on April 2, 1865, Lee ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond. The Army of Northern Virginia retreated west on . . . — — Map (db m169292) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
General Grant used this lane to reach the McLean House where General Lee was waiting to discuss the turns of surrender. April 9, 1865 — — Map (db m292014) HM
Near Gordon Drive 0.1 miles west of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling north.
"The burial having been done so hastily that the arms and legs were not entirely interred."
Mary Ann Coleman Irby
The home of Dr. Samuel and Amanda Abbitt Coleman stood here just west of Appomattox Court House between the contending . . . — — Map (db m292026) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.2 miles east of Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Located in the field before you is a slave cemetery. Marked on historic maps, little is known about this cemetery or the people buried here.
Research using ground penetrating radar in 2015 found at least 61 probable burials. — — Map (db m292016) HM
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 460) 0.6 miles east of Police Tower Road ( Route 613), on the right when traveling east.
At the McLean house at Appomattox, two miles north, took place the meeting between Lee and Grant to arrange terms for the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. This was at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday, April 9, 1865. — — Map (db m34478) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.2 miles south of Joel Sweeney Lane ( Route 710), on the right when traveling south.
Along the stage road and in the field before you, the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia was surrendered. In all, 61 cannons with limbers and 13 caissons, one-fifth of the number Lee began the retreat with, were surrendered. A total of 2,576 . . . — — Map (db m195395) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) north of Horseshoe Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling north.
A prizery was a building where tobacco was packed in large barrels, known as hogsheads, for shipping. This prizery, built circa 1790's by Alexander Sweeney, is one of the oldest buildings in the park. — — Map (db m292063) HM
Near Gordon Drive 0.1 miles north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling north.
By April 1865, surgeons sometimes operated right on the battlefield. Though not a large engagement by Civil War standards, the Battle of Appomattox Court House on April 9th, 1865, saw some of its fiercest fighting here in the vicinity of the Coleman . . . — — Map (db m292025) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) at Joel Sweeney Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Charles Sweeney Cabin Charles Sweeney, his wife Mattie Bryant Sweeney and their family lived in this ca. 1830 frame home. Born-into the musical Sweeney clan in November 1837, Charles joined Company H of the 2nd Virginia Calvary regiment in . . . — — Map (db m290461) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.2 miles east of Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The first school for African Americans in Appomattox County began near here. Before the Civil War's end, educational opportunities in rural Virginia were often limited for White residents and practically nonexistent for African Americans, . . . — — Map (db m181152) HM
On National Park Drive 0.2 miles north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the right when traveling north.
Brothers Henry and Thomas Bocock built this house in 1848. Henry was the County Clerk of Appomattox (1845-1860). Thomas served as a U. S. Congressman from 1847 to March 1861, when he became the only Speaker of the Confederate House of . . . — — Map (db m234617) HM
Near George Peers Drive (at milepost 0.2) north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling north.
Brothers Henry and Thomas Bocock built this house in 1848. Henry was the County Clerk of Appomattox (1845-1860). Thomas served as a U. S. Congressman from 1847 to March 1861, when he became the only Speaker of the Confederate House of . . . — — Map (db m307553) HM
Near National Park Drive north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the right when traveling north.
This circa 1855 house was built by Lorenzo Dow "Whig" Kelley, a local carpenter and one of a family of wheelwrights and carriage builders. His widowed mother, Elizabeth "Widow Kelley" and his grandmother Priscilla (Baugh) Staples also lived here. . . . — — Map (db m254163) HM
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 460) 0.6 miles east of Police Tower Road ( Route 613), on the right when traveling east.
Two miles north, at sunrise of April 9, 1865, Fitz Lee and Gordon, moving westward, attacked Sheridan's position. The attack was repulsed, but a part of the Confederate cavalry under Munford and Rosser broke through the Union line and escaped. This . . . — — Map (db m34477) HM
On Virginia Route 26 at County Route 677, on the right when traveling south on Virginia Route 26.
On 8 Apr. 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia, retreating from Petersburg toward Pittsylvania County, reached the hills to the northeast. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Federal army, pursuing Lee to the south, blocked him here. . . . — — Map (db m10224) HM
Near State Highway 24, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Here in the parlor of Wilmer Mclean's home on April 9 — Palm Sunday — 1865 Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant. This act brought the Civil War to an end. — — Map (db m36254) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) at Gordon Drive, on the left when traveling west.
On April 10, 1905, some 3,000 spectators along with North Carolina Civil War veterans dedicated the only battlefield monument that is now part of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. Governor Andrew Jackson Montague of Virginia and . . . — — Map (db m169564) HM
Near National Park Drive north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the right when traveling north.
" ... to wish the Yankees would come and set us free, that is what we were all looking for and praying for."
John Robinson
Lieutenant General Grant's armies made freedom a reality for the enslaved people of Appomattox . . . — — Map (db m254169) HM
On George Peers Drive (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling west.
“As my decimated and ragged band with their bullet torn banner marched into its place, someone in the blue line called for three cheers for the last brigade to surrender [F]or us this soldierly generosity was more than we could bear. Many . . . — — Map (db m5965) HM
Near Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road north of Old Courthouse Road ( Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
Confederate Infantry deployed along this road on the morning of April 9, 1865 prior to the Battle of Appomattox Court House. The battle fought near here would be the last for the Army of Northern Virginia. — — Map (db m84564) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.7 miles west of Gordon Drive, on the left when traveling west.
On the morning of 9 April 1865, Union forces closed in on Gen. Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia. The Confederates attacked Union cavalry near here, trying to break through to the west. Their advance faltered when Union infantry, including . . . — — Map (db m271545) HM
Near Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road at National Park Drive, on the left when traveling west.
The Appomattox Land and Improvement Company, led by Union veteran Myron Dunlap, dismantled the McLean House in 1893 with plans to reassemble it in Washington, DC, as a tourist attraction. A stock market crash bankrupted the project, leaving the . . . — — Map (db m291711) HM
Near Jamerson Lane (Virginia Route 1014) at Jones Street ( Route 1012).
One of the last battles of the Civil War in Virginia took place here early in the evening of April 8, 1865. Confederate Gen. Reuben L. Walker, who commanded 100 guns of Gen. Robert E. Lees reserve artillery, made camp here late in the afternoon. . . . — — Map (db m272035) HM
Near Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
The road trace in front of you is the remnant of the Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road on April 9, 1865, the most important road in Virginia to Robert E. Lee. Along this road he planned to escape west, hoping eventually to turn south and join Joe . . . — — Map (db m5984) HM
On Confederate Boulevard (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Mozella Jordan Price was instrumental in improving the education and quality of life for African Americans in Appomattox County. Mrs. Price was educated in Farmville schools, attended Boydton Institute, Virginia State College, and earned a . . . — — Map (db m29971) HM
On Confederate Boulevard (Business U.S. 460) at Route 9021, on the right when traveling west on Confederate Boulevard.
Mozella Jordan Price was instrumental in improving the education and quality of life for African Americans in Appomattox County. Mrs. Price was educated in Farmville schools and attended Boydton Institute and Virginia State College (now known . . . — — Map (db m181146) HM
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 60) at State Highway 26, on the right when traveling south on Richmond Highway.
The town of Diuguidsville established in 1792 by the Virginia General Assembly was named for William Diuguid 1717-1764 immigrant to Buckingham County in 1745 from Aberdeen, Scotland. He was a first cousin of Patrick Henry and father of Capt. William . . . — — Map (db m29954) HM
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 460) at Village Highway ( Route 24), on the right when traveling east on Richmond Highway.
Appomattox County. Appomattox County was named for the Appomattox River, which runs through the county. The river is named for the Appamattuck tribe, which lived near the mouth of the river. The county was formed from parts of Buckingham, . . . — — Map (db m74018) HM
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