Appomattox

Hello, from West Virginia.  I tried twice last week to catch you up on our adventures and both times I lost my info before I could publish-so, needless to say I was very frustrated and have only just decided I could try again.  Here goes.  Last week for two days we visited Appomattox.  You probably already know this is where General
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. On April 9, 1865 the Civil War was ended.  We visited the Confederacy History Museum and The Living History Park at the Old Appomattox Court House.  The original Appomattox was built on the spot where the Living History site has actually been rebuilt. The original McLean House in which the surrender was signed, a tavern, a general mercantile store, several other houses, the Old Appomattox Court House, etc. were places you could tour to experience life during this time. Guides dressed in period attire told of the days filled with battles that led up to April 9th. Appomattox was an important town that had been built up from starting out as a stagecoach stop, because it was on the Petersburg to Lexington road. The various brigades from the Union armies surrounded Lee's regiments. I'm probably not inciting the facts exactly right, but it's how I interpreted it. We enjoyed all of our visits in this area, but I have to say July and August are very hot for sightseeing.