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Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkLee leaving the McLean House after the surrender.
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
History & Culture
 
The Surrender by Keith Rocco
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The Surrender by Keith Rocco

WHERE OUR NATION WAS REUNITED

The stories of Appomattox Court House go far beyond the final significant battles of this nations bloody Civil War. Beyond the  surrender meeting between Generals Lee and Grant and speak to the very soul of America.

Joel
Joel Sweeney of Appomattox County, Va.
Joel Sweeney is often credited as the inventor of the modern banjo
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George Armstrong and Elisabeth Bacon Custer  

Did You Know?
Libby Custer's will states: “the table on which the surrender of General Lee to General Grant was written...and now located in the... War Department Building in Washington, D. C., I give and bequeath to the United States Government...” Sections on exhibit at Appomattox Court House N.H.P.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:31 EST