Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Appomattox Court House image File McLean House parlor, Appomattox ... Campaignbox Appomattox Campaign The Battle of Appomattox Court House , fought on the morning ... along a low ridge to the southwest of Appomattox Court House. Battle April 9 File McLean House ... File Appomattox courthouse.jpg thumb Federal soldiers at the courthouse, April 1865 Dressed in an immaculate ..., the Battle of Gettysburg in 1963, the Battle of the Wilderness in 1964, and the Appomattox Centennial .... External links http www.civilwar.org battlefields appomattox courthouse.html Battle of Appomattox Court ... Courthouse Category Battles of the Main Eastern Theater of the American Civil War AppomattoxCourthouse Category Union victories of the American Civil War AppomattoxCourthouse Category Virginia in the American ... da Slaget ved AppomattoxCourthouse de Gefecht bei Appomattox Court House fr Bataille d Appomattox Court House it Battaglia di Appomattox nl Slag bij AppomattoxCourthouse ja ... date April 9, 1865 place Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Appomattox Court House , Virginia ... off the Confederate retreat. Lee s final stand was at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Appomattox Court House , where he launched an attack to break through the Union force to his ... of its officers and men, effectively ending the war in Virginia. Background Main Appomattox ... at the Battle of Five Forks . The next day Grant s army achieved a decisive breakthrough, effectively ... s first objective was to reassemble and supply his men at Amelia Courthouse, Virginia Amelia Courthouse ... lost a day s worth of marching time. ref name williams The army then headed west to Appomattox ... small infantry corps. En route to the station, on April 6 at Battle of Sayler s Creek Sayler s Creek ... Lee, p. 387. ref Following the minor battles of Battle of Cumberland Church Cumberland Church and Battle of High Bridge High Bridge , on April 7 Grant sent a note to Lee suggesting that it was time ... more details
Coord 37 21 12.5 N 78 49 38.3 W display title infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Appomattox Station image caption partof the American Civil War date start date 1865 4 8 place Appomattox County ... 25 30 guns, 3 trains and 100 wagons captured Campaignbox Appomattox Campaign The Battle of Appomattox Station was fought April 8, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War . Major general United States Maj. Gen. George Armstrong Custer s Union Army Union cavalry, en route to Appomattox ... NPS http www.nps.gov hps abpp battles va096.htm Battle Summary Appomattox Station ref The Union army .... ref name NPS http www.nps.gov hps abpp battles va096.htm Battle Summary Appomattox Station ref Image ... Battle of AppomattoxBattle of Appomattox ref Preparations for battle Lee directed Maj. Gen. John Brown Gordon to set up a line to the south of Appomattox Court House and Lieutenant General CSA Lt. Gen ... 8. Retreat The Battle of Appomattox Station continued steadily four hours ref Wiley 1956 p. 23 ref ... web url http americancivilwar.com statepic va va096.html title Battle Surrender at Appomattox Station ... p cwbattle appom1.htm title Battle of Appomattox Station last Kelly first Martin publisher ... hps abpp battles va096.htm title Battle Summary Appomattox Station publisher Heritage Preservation Services accessdate 2008 05 02 cite web url http blueandgraytrail.com event Battle of Appomattox title Battle of Appomattox publisher Civil War Encyclopedia accessdate 2008 05 04 http www.nps.gov hps ... battle experience. The Union army was far better trained and much better organized, all of which led ... victory at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865, forcing Lee to evacuate Petersburg and Richmond ... trains awaited Lee s army at Appomattox Station. ref Davis 1980 , p. 115. ref The news reached Federal ..., Custer s men approached Appomattox Station from the southeast. The Station consisted of only ... was expected to capture Appomattox Station and capture the supplies that had been lost the day before ... more details
Appomattox may refer to Appomattox, Virginia , a town Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox Basin, a name for the Tri Cities, Virginia region Appomattox Court House , a court house in Virginia Appomattox Court House National Historical Park , a National Historical Park in Virginia Appomattox Manor , a manor in City Point, Virginia Appomattox River , a river in Virginia Battle of Appomattox Court House , a battle of the American Civil War Battle of Appomattox Station , a battle of the American Civil War Appomattox Campaign , a campaign of American Civil War Appomattox ship , a large wooden steamship Appomattox banana boat , a British steamship of the early 20th century Appomattox opera , a new opera by Philip Glass disambig de Appomattox nl Appomattox pl Appomattox ... more details
title Battle of Appomattox Station Final Blow accessdate 2009 01 11 ref p gallery File Appomattox train depot.jpg center Appomattox Station File Appomattox depot at night.jpg Appomattox depot at night File Appomattox Station visitor info center.jpg Now Appomattox, Virginia br Visitor Information Center File Battle of Appomattox Station 1865.jpg Battle of Appomattox Station 1865 marker gallery Sources reflist External links http www.mycivilwar.com battles 650408.htm The Battle of Appomattox Station ...Appomattox Station is located in the town of Appomattox, Virginia . Before the Civil War, the railroad Southside Railroad Virginia Southside Railroad today, a part of the Norfolk Southern , bypassed Appomattox Court House village then known as Clover Hill , now known as the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park which was built southeast about three miles in 1850. Commercial life tended to congregate at Appomattox Station, a town first named Nebraska, Virginia , then West Appomattox until 1895. It is known today as Appomattox, Virginia . ref name appomattox1 cite web url http www.appomattoxhistory.org clover hill.htm title Appomattox town history accessdate 2009 01 11 ref There is a marker at Appomattox Station that explains the final blow to General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Appomattox Station , 1865 quote box quote p 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 trains loaded with supplies for Confederates, then they attacked and captured Gen. R. Lindsay Walker s wagons and artillery in bivouac half a mile to the north. p p When word of this disaster reached Gen. Robert E. Lee at his headquarters a few miles northeast, he knew the end was near. He and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ... photo of Appomattox Station in April 1865 Category Virginia State Historic Sites ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Appomattox, Virginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image ... County subdivision name2 Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox Government government footnotes government ... GR 3 website footnotes Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County , Virginia ... seat of Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County . GR 6 Appomattox is part of the Lynchburg ... was named for the Appomattox River . The river was named after the Appamatuck Virginia Indian ... of present day Petersburg. At the time of European encounter, the area of Appomattox County above ... three miles west of the restored historic village of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Appomattox Court House a.k.a. Clover Hill , the site of Confederate States of America Confederate ... Conclusion of the American Civil War ending the American Civil War . The area is preserved as Appomattox ... of the Civil War, the present community of Appomattox was the site of a Train station railroad ... was first named Nebraska in 1855. In 1895 it was renamed West Appomattox . The first postmaster of Nebraska ... clover hill.htm title Appomattox town history accessdate 2009 01 11 ref Near the end of the Civil ... s location to the original Appomattox Court House in the village of Clover Hill led to the decline of the courthouse community. After fire destroyed the courthouse building in 1892, the county ... 11,971 residents reported for Appomattox County the Town of Appomattox had 1703 residents. Geography Appomattox is located at coord 37 21 32 N 78 49 35 W city 37.358973, 78.826438 . GR 1 According ... 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males. Federally, Appomattox is part of Virginia ... and County of Appomattox http www.nps.gov apco Appomattox Court House National Historical Park website Appomattox County, Virginia Virginia towns Virginia Category Populated places in Appomattox ... area bg da Appomattox es Appomattox fr Appomattox ht Appomattox, Vijini nl Appomattox ... more details
at Appomattox is a history on the American Civil War that recounts the final year. ref name National Some of Catton s extensive work describes the Battle of the Wilderness , ref Catton, op. cit., pp. 55 92 ref the assault of the Mule Shoe at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House , ref Catton, op. cit., pp. 117 128 ref the Battle of Cold Harbor , ref Catton, op. cit., pp. 149 173 ref the Battle of the Crater ref Catton, op. cit., pp. 142 253 ref and the Battle of AppomattoxCourthouse . ref Catton ...Infobox book name A Stillness at Appomattox image File A Stillness at Appomattox.jpg 250px image caption author Bruce Catton illustrator cover artist country series Army of the Potomac trilogy subject American Civil War publisher pub date 1953 pages 438 isbn oclc dewey congress preceded by Glory Road A Stillness at Appomattox is an award winning, non fiction book written by Bruce Catton in 1953. ref name National cite web url http www.nationalbook.org dirletter bcatton.html title National Book Foundation accessdate 2008 05 20 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080322201332 http www.nationalbook.org dirletter bcatton.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 03 22 ref It recounts the American Civil War s final year, ref name National describing the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia ... A Stillness at Appomattox by Catton, Bruce accessdate 2008 05 20 ref Other American Civil ... Catton, op. cit., p. 383 391 ref Awards A Stillness at Appomattox won the National Book Award in 1954 ... web url http www.goodreads.com book show 2108008.A Stillness at Appomattox The Army of the Potomac Trilogy Vol 3 title A Stillness at Appomattox The Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Vol 3 accessdate 2008 05 20 ref A Stillness at Appomattox won the 1954 Pulitzer Prize in history. ref cite web url http www.pulitzer.org ... Bibliography Catton, Bruce, A Stillness at Appomattox , Doubleday publisher Doubleday 1953, Library of Congress 53 9982, ISBN 0 385 04451 8 Pulitzer Prize for History DEFAULTSORT Stillness At Appomattox ... more details
became passable again. The Appomattox Campaign was preceded by the Battle of Fort Stedman on March 25, 1865, the concluding battle in the Siege of Petersburg Richmond&ndash Petersburg Campaign . This failed ... history hps abpp battles va095.htm NPS High Bridge ref Appomattox Station April 8 Further Battle of Appomattox ... Station ref Appomattox Court House April 9 Further Battle of Appomattox Court House , Appomattox ... formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Robert E. Lee determined to make one last ... East64 Civil War Battle Summaries by Campaign Eastern Theater Calkins, Chris. The Appomattox ...Image Grant Lee.jpg thumb 300px Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, commanders in the Appomattox Campaign Campaignbox Appomattox Campaign The Appomattox Campaign was a series of battles fought March 29 ..., and desertion. At the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, Union Army Union forces under Lieutenant ... line. On April 2, Grant s army achieved a breakthrough of the lines in the Third Battle of Petersburg ... 6, Lee s army suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Sayler s Creek , but continued ..., Lee finally agreed to surrender his army on April 9 at Appomattox Court House . Background Union ... Actions at Petersburg before and during the Battle of Five Forks Image Petersburg Apr2.png thumb ..., 1865 Further Battle of Lewis s Farm Sheridan s cavalry and Warren s V Corps started the Federal offensive ... Battle of White Oak Road On March 30, Lee shifted reinforcements to meet the Federal movement to turn ... va087.htm NPS White Oak Road ref Dinwiddie Court House March 31 Further Battle of Dinwiddie Court House ... Further Battle of Five Forks In the decisive battle of the campaign, Warren and Sheridan dislodged Pickett ... to cross the Appomattox River and meet up at Amelia Court House, Virginia Amelia Court House , where ... NPS Five Forks ref Breakthrough at Petersburg April 2 Further Third Battle of Petersburg Back at the entrenchments ... April 2 Further Battle of Sutherland s Station The Union finally seized the Southside Railroad ... more details
Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes CSS Appomattox was a small propellor driven steamer .... After participating in the battle for Roanoke Island it was burned to prevent capture on February 10, 1862, near Elizabeth City , North Carolina. Early Service The Appomattox was originally named the Empire ... General Huger , CSA. ORN 5 799ff Confederate Service in North Carolina Renamed Appomattox , she ... of Lt. C. C. Simms, CSN. Appomattox was used to patrol Pamlico Sound in late January 1862. She was also .... ORN 6 787f On February 6, the eve of Burnside s attack, the Appomattox was sent down Croatan ... wished for the Confederates to know what they were up against. ORN 6 789ff The Appomattox was one of 8 .... However, she missed the actual battle, having been sent to Edenton, North Carolina Edenton on an unspecified ... On February 9, the Appomattox and the Sea Bird steamed back to Roanoke Island to see if any further ... gunboat fleet on February 10. The Appomattox kept up a brisk fire from her bow gun until it was accidentally ... Simms had to destroy the Appomattox by setting her on fire. Parker 1985 254 259 Rediscovery On November 10, 2009 it was announced by the state Underwater Archaeology Branch that the wreck of the Appomattox ... been searching for the Appomattox for more than 10 years. The divers found a silver plated spoon inscribed with the name of a crew member from Appomattox , thus confirming the ship s identity. NC Dept ... discovered shipwreck of CSS Appomattox work publisher NC Department of Cultural Resources date November 9, 2009 url http news.ncdcr.gov 2009 11 09 spoon confirms discovered shipwreck of css appomattox ... Appomattox Category Naval ships of the Confederate States of America Category Shipwrecks of the Carolina ... more details
orphan date June 2010 Infobox artwork image File Appomattox statue in Alexandria.jpg 260px painting alignment image size title Appomattox alt other language 1 other title 1 other language 2 other title 2 pushpin map United States Virginia Alexandria Historical District pushpin mapsize 260 latd 38 latm 48 lats 14.1 latNS N longd 77 longm 2 longs 49.9 longEW W coordinates type region US type landmark artist Casper Buberl year Start date 1889 type height metric width metric length metric height imperial width imperial length imperial diameter metric diameter imperial dimensions metric unit imperial unit city Alexandria, Virginia , United States museum coordinates Only use for the exact coordinates of the artwork itself and only where known and not for the coordinates of the museum. Leave blank if coordinates are not known. owner Appomattox is the name of a bronze statue that is positioned in the center of the intersection of South Washington Street Virginia Route 400 and Prince Street in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia , in the United States . It was created by sculptor Casper Buberl M. Casper Buberl and commissioned and erected by the Robert E. Lee camp of the United Confederate Veterans in 1889. The form of the soldier was designed by John Adams Elder, who modeled it after a painting of the same title that shows a lone Confederate States of America Confederate viewing the aftermath of the battle of Appomattox Court House , where Gen. Robert E. Lee ultimately surrendered to Union American Civil War Union general Ulysses S. Grant . ref cite web url http www.hmdb.org marker.asp?marker ... alexandriaappomattox.html title Confederate Appomattox Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia publisher Sites ... War Union foes in battle in 1861, and also the direction of the former CSA . The base is made of concrete ... is br Appomattox by M. Casper Buberl. br br The statue was erected in 1889 by the Robert ... title Appomattox Alexandria Confederate Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia publisher DC Memorials ... more details
Infobox nrhp name APPOMATTOX Shipwreck nrhp type image Appomattox ore carrier.jpg caption nearest city Shorewood, Wisconsin lat degrees 43 lat minutes 5 lat seconds 37.09 lat direction N long degrees 87 long minutes 51 long seconds 58.35 long direction W locmapin Wisconsin area architect Davidson, James added January 20, 2005 governing body State refnum 04001547 ref name nris NRISref 2006a ref The SS Appomattox was an United States American bulk cargo steamship and one of the List of world s largest wooden ships largest wooden ships ever built. Appomattox had a length of 319 feet 97.2 m and a beam of 42 feet 12.8 m . ref http www.maritimetrails.org research shipwrecks details.cfm?VESSELID 31 Vessel Detail Information for Appomattox 1896 , Wisconsin s Maritime Trails website. ref ref The Door County, Wisconsin Door County Advocate published an article on August 8, 1896 on page 5 in which it listed the beam as 43 feet, or about 13.1 meters. ref She was built in 1896 by James Davidson of West Bay City, Michigan and was fitted with a Triple expansion steam engine Multiple expansion engines triple expansion steam engine . Because of her immense length, Appomattox used metallic cross bracing , a metallic keelson , metallic plates, and multiple metallic arches. Several syphons and steam driven pumps were required to keep Appomattox afloat. ref name Wisc http www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org explore appomattox serv.cfm Wisconsin s Great Lakes Shipwrecks Appomattox University of Wisconsin Madison National Sea Grant Program Sea Grant Institute and Wisconsin Historical Society , 2003 ref Appomattox operated mainly on the Great Lakes , carrying iron ore on her eastward voyages, and then returning ... feet 98.8 m , to increase the amount of cargo carried each trip. Appomattox alone could carry ... 8000 tons. Appomattox went aground in smoke and fog on the Wisconsin coast of Lake Michigan ... World s largest wooden ships DEFAULTSORT Appomattox Category Steamships of the United States Category ... more details
Geobox River Name section name Appomattox River native name other name Image image Appomattox River.jpg image size 300 image caption The Appomattox River at Matoaca, Virginia Country etc. country United States country1 state Virginia state1 region district district1 city Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg city1 Tri Cities, Virginia Tri cities Geography length imperial 157 length note ref name GNIS gnis 1501617 ref watershed imperial 1344 watershed note ref name WDR http pubs.usgs.gov wdr 2005 wdr va 05 1 pdf pages 278 389.pdf James River Basin , from http pubs.usgs.gov wdr 2005 wdr va 05 1 Water Resources ... Map of the James River watershed with the Appomattox River watershed highlighted light yellow the Appomattox River is shown in dark blue The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River Virginia ..., Virginia Richmond . The English colonists in Virginia at first tried to rename the Appomattox as the Bristoll ..., among others. Course The Appomattox River rises in the Piedmont of northeastern Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County , approximately convert 10 mi northeast of the town of Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox . It flows generally southeast through the Appomattox Buckingham State Forest to Farmville ... in Hopewell, Virginia Hopewell . History In April 1865 during the Appomattox Campaign of the American ... Appomattox River High Bridge over the river northwest of Burkeville, Virginia Burkeville in order to escape ... of the bridge forced General Robert E. Lee s surrender at nearby Appomattox Court House , ending ... watersheds appomattox.html VirginiaPlaces.org Appomattox River Basin http www.picturehistory.com find p 9956 mcms.html Appomattox High Bridge http college.hmco.com history readerscomp civwar html cw 010911 highbridgevi.htm Appomattox Campaign 1865 Category Chesapeake Bay Watershed Category James River Watershed Category Rivers of Virginia Category Geography of Richmond, Virginia de Appomattox River nl Appomattox rivier pl Appomattox rzeka ... more details
Glass operas Appomattox is an opera in English language English based on the American Civil War , composed by Philip Glass , with a libretto by the playwright Christopher Hampton . The work had its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera on October 5, 2007, with a cast that included Dwayne Croft as Robert E. Lee, Andrew Shore as Ulysses S. Grant. The piece is about two and a half hours long, in two acts, with a prologue and an epilogue. ref Kosman, Joshua, http articles.sfgate.com 2007 10 08 entertainment 17263889 1 lee s surrender civil war two generals Philip Glass opera Appomattox both impressive and inconsistent , San Francisco Chronicle , 8 October 2007 ref Roles class wikitable Role Voice type Premiere Cast, October 5, 2007 br Conductor Dennis Russell Davies General Ulysses S. Grant baritone Andrew Shore singer Andrew Shore General Robert E. Lee baritone Dwayne Croft Julia Dent Grant soprano Rhoslyn Jones Mary Custis Lee soprano Elza van den Heever Julia Agnes Lee soprano Ji Young Yang T. Morris Chester tenor Noah Stewart Abraham Lincoln Bass Baritone Jeremy Galyon Mary Todd Lincoln soprano Heidi Melton Elizabeth Keckley mezzo Soprano Kendall Gladen Edgar Ray Killen Bass Baritone Philip Skinner Edward Porter Alexander Edward Alexander tenor Chad Shelton John Rawlins singer John Rawlins Baritone Jere Torkelsen General Howell Cobb Bass voice type bass John Min gro Ely S. Parker ... Chorus of Union and Confederate Soldiers, Citizens of Richmond and Appomattox, Slaves and Women Synopsis ... and Colonel Ely S. Parker of the day s battle Grant then orders the final assault on Richmond. The scene ... Lee Mrs. Lee rejects her husband s advice to flee Richmond before the coming battle. Lee reflects ... accepts the reality of defeat. Act 2 The Appomattox Court House , Virginia For the April 9, 1865 ... opera.asp?o 252 San Francisco Opera s Appomattox site http sfopera.com opera.asp?o 252&i 117 San Francisco Opera s synopsis of Appomattox Category Operas by Philip Glass Category English language operas ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Appomattox Manor nrhp type image Appomattox manor present 2.jpg caption Appomattox Manor location Cedar Lane, at confluence of James and Appomattox Rivers, Hopewell, Virginia lat degrees 37 lat minutes 19 lat seconds 0 lat direction N long degrees 77 long minutes 16 long seconds 38 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Virginia built 1751 architect architecture added October 01, 1969 area convert 10 acre governing body Private refnum 69000015 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref File Appomattox Manor marker.jpg thumb Appomattox Manor marker Appomattox Manor is a former James River Plantations plantation in Hopewell, Virginia , USA . It is best known as the Union Army Union headquarters during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864 65. The restored manor house on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the James River and Appomattox River , and the grounds are managed by the National Park Service . The museum there, Grant s Headquarters at City Point Museum , is a unit of the Petersburg National Battlefield Park . Before the war The Eppes family home was a century old by the time Union Army Union forces occupied the site in 1864. It had been built on a large tract of land acquired by Captain Francis Eppes in 1635 and by the time of the American Civil War it was the center of a plantation covering more than 2,300 acres 9.3 km . The war years In 1861 Appomattox Plantation was owned by Dr. Richard Eppes . Though he owned a plantation and nearly 130 slaves , Dr. Eppes was not a strong secessionist . Yet when Virginia cast her lot with the South he took up arms by joining a local cavalry unit. He soon left the army to become a contract surgery surgeon at a Confederate hospital in Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg . The Eppes family remained at their home until 1862 when the arrival of Union gunboats on the James River forced them to flee their home for the safety ... s home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Appomattox Plantation was used as the offices of U.S. Quartermaster ... more details
commons CourthouseAppomattox Court House Court Courts of England and Wales External links http ...About the Arlington County, Virginia Arlington, Virginia neighborhood Courthouse, Virginia the television series Courthouse TV series File Bulloch county courthouse statesboro georgia 2005.jpg thumb right 260px Bulloch County Courthouse in Statesboro, Georgia , in the United States . A courthouse sometimes ... in a centrally located courthouse which may also house county governmental offices. The courthouse ... officiate at civil marriage ceremonies in their courthouse chambers. In some places, the courthouse also contains the main administrative office for the county government, or when a new courthouse ... courthouse will have one or more courtroom s and a court clerk s office with a filing window ... for the Eastern District of California even has a courthouse in Yosemite to hears misdemeanors and petty ... work New York Times author Jesse McKinley publisher nytimes.com accessdate 2011 03 08 ref The courthouse ... Court added such checkpoints to all entrances to its main courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles after ... Bars Suit Over Shooting at Downtown Courthouse work Metropolitan News Enterprise date 21 May 2002 accessdate .... gallery Image Orange county court house vt.jpg Orange County, Vermont courthouse Image Pensacolauscourthouse.jpg United States Courthouse, Pensacola, Florida Image Lasvegascourthouse.jpg Federal Courthouse, Las Vegas, Nevada File Crook County Courthouse Christmas lights Prineville Oregon.jpg The Crook County, Oregon Crook County Courthouse in Prineville, Oregon Image DeKalb County IN Court ... County Courthouse in Valdosta, Georgia Image Muscatine Court House.JPG Muscatine County Courthouse ... in Canada Courthouses in Canada In Canada each municipality constructs its own courthouse, or several ... to being solely a courthouse for the Ontario Court of Justice . ref name old city cite web ... Image Kings County Museum.JPG Kings County Museum Kings County Courthouse , Kentville, Nova Scotia ... more details
about the current courthouse for Appomattox County, Virginia the site of Robert E. Lee s surrender Appomattox Court House National Historical Park the battleBattle of Appomattox Court House Infobox building name AppomattoxCourthouse native name former names alternate names image New Appomattox Court House.jpg alt caption Current new AppomattoxCourthouse that was built in 1892 map type map alt map caption altitude building type architectural style structural system cost location Appomattox, Virginia ... url references File Appomattox Court House new and old marker.jpg thumb Appomattox Court House br new and old marker The AppomattoxCourthouse is the current courthouse in Appomattox, Virginia built in 1892. It is located in the middle of the state about three miles 5 km northwest of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park , once known as Clover Hill home of the original Old Appomattox Court House . The new AppomattoxCourthouse is near the Appomattox Station and where the regional ... as the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. ref name appomattox1 cite web url http www.appomattoxhistory.org title Appomattox town history accessdate 2009 01 21 ref As a result the population of Clover Hill, where the Old AppomattoxCourthouse once stood, never grew much over 150 while Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox town grew to the thousands. When the courthouse at the village of Clover Hill burned for the second time in 1892, it was not rebuilt and a new courthouse was built in West Appomattox. That sealed the fate of the village of Clover Hill. The county seat was formally moved to the town of West Appomattox in 1894 and the word West was dropped in time making the name of the town just Appomattox, Virginia. ref name appomattox2 cite web url http www.appomattoxhistory.org ... at the site of the new Appomattox Court House explaining the difference between the new and old ... 158 title Viewing Appomattox Court House, New and Old building and marker accessdate 2009 01 21 ref ... more details
Appomattox 006 0033 AppomattoxCourthouse National Historical Park 1966 Final Nomination.pdf National ...coord 37 22 43 N 78 47 47 W display title File Appomattox courthouse.jpg thumb Federal soldiers at old court house br April 1865 The Old Appomattox Court House is a structure within the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park . ref Marvel, A place called Appomattox , has an extensive bibliography ... research of Appomattox. ref It was registered in the National Park Service s database of Official Structures ...?STATE VA&PARK APCO&STRUCTURE &SORT &RECORDNO 1 title Old Appomattox Court House accessdate 2009 01 21 ref It is located on Virginia State Route 24 , three miles 5 km northeast of the town of Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox in Appomattox County, Virginia , where the new Appomattox Court House is presently located. ref name nps1961 cite web url http www.civilwaralbum.com misc9 appomattox guide11.htm title 1961 Nation Park Service brochure accessdate 2009 01 21 ref History Image AppomattoxCourthouse 2006.jpg thumb 200px reconstructed Old Appomattox County Court House The original old Appomattox Court House was the first county seat of Appomattox County, Virginia . It was built in 1846, one year after Appomattox County was established, at what was known then as Clover Hill, Virginia. It was the second government public structure built after Appomattox County became official. It was in the center .... ref name nps1961 The first building constructed after the county became official was the Appomattox ... courthouse was built across the street from the Clover Hill Tavern in 1846. This original courthouse building burned down in 1892. A Appomattox Court House second courthouse was constructed in 1892, which is near the location of the Appomattox Station in the town of Appomattox, Virginia . ref name cloverhill1 ... 2009 01 21 ref The reconstructed old Appomattox Court House is presently the visitor center for the Appomattox ... photographs relating to the event. ref Gutek, p. 299 ref The old Appomattox Court House ... more details
documents. The McLean House in Appomattox, Virginia is a structure within the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park . ref Marvel, A place called Appomattox , has an extensive ... in his research of Appomattox. ref It was registered in the National Park Service s database of Official .... ref name nrhpinv2 Cite book title PDFlink http www.dhr.virginia.gov registers Counties Appomattox 006 0033 AppomattoxCourthouse National Historical Park 1966 Final Nomination.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Appomattox Court House Appomattox Court House National Historical ... from Federal website 32 KB and http www.dhr.virginia.gov registers Counties Appomattox Court ..., Virginia Bull Run , Virginia , the First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Manassas . Soon after that battle the McLeans, seeking to avoid the war, moved to the village of Clover Hill, Virginia whose name was changed to Appomattox Court House because it had just become the county seat ref Because of the name of the village, many mistakenly think the surrender was signed in the courthouse building ... December 2011 , about convert 3 mi km 0 from the Appomattox Station where the trains came into Appomattox, Virginia . ref name npsMeleanhouse3 cite web url http www.civilwaralbum.com misc9 appomattox guide11.htm title 1961 Park tour guide brochure accessdate 2009 01 21 ref Because the First Battle ... of the war. In the fall of 1867 after the war the McLeans left Appomattox Court House and returned ..., collectors, and the environment for fifty years. ref name npsMeleanhouse1 Appomattox Court House ... the surrender meeting was one of the best in Appomattox. Built in 1848, it had since 1862 been ... category Appomattox Court House National Historical Park reflist References Bradford, Ned, Battles ... at Appomattox , Doubleday publisher Doubleday 1953, Library of Congress 53 9982, ISBN 0 385 04451 ... Facts , Wings Books, 1960 & 1982, ISBN 0 5173715 1 0 Davis, Burke, To Appomattox Nine April Days, 1865 ... more details
at AppomattoxCourthouse , where Lee s surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865. details Battle of High Bridge Post bellum, AM&O, N&W After the Civil War, under the leadership ... an expensive crossing of the Appomattox River valley, at a site near property known as Overton ... Petersburg in the last days of the War. The Battle of High Bridge took place there on April 6 7 ... of the Appomattox High Bridge journal Engineering News pages 293 date 22 October 1887 ref In 1982 ... use Partially due to the high cost of maintaining the High Bridge over the Appomattox River valley ... more details
Infobox Book name Lee and Grant at Appomattox image Image Lee and Grant at Appomattox cover.jpg image caption Cover of the first edition author MacKinlay Kantor illustrator Donald McKay illustrator Donald McKay country United States United States of America language English Language English series Landmark Book Series subject The surrender of General Lee to General Grant near the end of the American Civil War genre Historical fiction , Children s literature publisher Random House pub date 1950 pages 175 isbn 1 402 75124 9 Sterling Point paperback edition dewey 973.7 38 22 congress E477.67 .K36 2007 oclc 123119374 Lee and Grant at Appomattox is an historical fiction children s novel by MacKinlay Kantor . It was originally published in 1950 by Random House , and later published in paperback by Sterling Point Books. Plot summary The plot of Lee and Grant at Appomattox is centralized around the surrender of the Confederate States of America to Union American Civil War Union soldiers. In specific, it portrays the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House , helping to bring about the end of the American Civil War . Kantor mainly discusses the feelings ... portrayed as a man who needlessly squandered the lives of hundreds of men in bloody battle. Ultimately ... of Appomattox as a child. ref Marvel 2000 , 385. ref Some have accused the book of displaying a bias ... The Appomattox Court House was the site of the actual surrender of General Lee to General Grant in 1865 ... Marvel named the book as a childhood influence in his book A Place Called Appomattox . Notes reflist ... MacKinlay Kantor title Lee and Grant at Appomattox publisher Random House location New York City date 1950 series Landmark Books cite web url http www.enotes.com lee grant appomattox salem lee grant appomattox title Lee and Grant at Appomattox Masterplots II Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series ... Appomattox publisher University of North Carolina Press date 2000 Category 1950 novels Category ... more details
Hollywood is an unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County , Virginia , United States . References http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 1495707 GNIS reference Appomattox County, Virginia Coord 37 23 25.5 N 78 42 56 W display title Category Unincorporated communities in Virginia Category Populated places in Appomattox County, Virginia AppomattoxVA geo stub ... more details
Stonewall is an unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County , Virginia , United States . References http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 1477783 GNIS reference Appomattox County, Virginia coord 37 24 38 N 78 57 37 W type city region US VA source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in Virginia Category Populated places in Appomattox County, Virginia AppomattoxVA geo stub ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Appomattox Historic District nrhp type hd image caption nearest city Appomattox, Virginia lat degrees 37 lat minutes 21 lat seconds 10 lat direction N long degrees 78 long minutes 49 long seconds 40 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Virginia built 1845 architect Robinson, Charles et.al. architecture Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian added May 16, 2002 area convert 199 acre governing body Local refnum 02000510 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Appomattox Historic District is a U.S. historic district designated as such on May 16, 2002 located in Appomattox, Virginia . It contains over 300 contributing property contributing properties and various other historic buildings. ref http www.dhr.virginia.gov registers Counties Appomattox 165 5002 Appomattox Historic District 2002 Final Nomination.pdf National Register of Historic Places registration form ref Footnotes reflist National Register of Historic Places Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Category Georgian architecture Category Geography of Appomattox County, Virginia Category National Historic Landmarks in Virginia Category Historic districts in Virginia Category Visitor attractions in Appomattox County, Virginia Virginia NRHP stub ... more details
US County infobox county Appomattox County state Virginia seal map Map of Virginia highlighting Appomattox County.png map size 250 founded 1845 seat Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox area total sq mi 334 ... km2 16 web www.appomattoxcountyva.gov Appomattox County is a county United States county located in the Commonwealth ... 9, 2011 ref Its county seat is Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox . GR 6 For a long time, Appomattox .... Appomattox County is part of the Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg Lynchburg metropolitan area Metropolitan Statistical Area . History Appomattox County was formed in 1845 from Buckingham County, Virginia .... It was named for the Appomattox River . On April 9, 1865, Confederate States of America Confederate General Robert E. Lee met with Union American Civil War Union General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park village of Appomattox Court House . The surrender of Lee took place at the McLean House Appomattox, Virginia McLean House , home of Wilmer McLean . Geography ... southwest Amherst County, Virginia northwest National protected area Appomattox Court House National ... 2000 13705 2010 14973 Image AppomattoxFields.wmg.jpg left thumb Appomattox County is located in the gently ... Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox Pamplin City, Virginia Pamplin City See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Appomattox County, Virginia References Reflist External links http www.appomattoxcountyva.gov ... for Town and County of Appomattox http www.nps.gov apco Appomattox Court House National Historical Park website Coord display title 37.358973 78.826438 Geographic Location Centre Appomattox County, Virginia ... County, Virginia Amherst County Appomattox County, Virginia Virginia Category Virginia counties Category Appomattox County, Virginia Category 1845 establishments in the United States Category Counties ... , cs Appomattox County de Appomattox County es Condado de Appomattox fr Comt d Appomattox bpy , it Contea di Appomattox kw Konteth Appomattox, Virjynni ... more details
infobox civilian attack title Appomattox shootings image thumb caption location Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox , Virginia , United States target date January 19, 2010 time About 12 00 12 hour clock p.m. Eastern Time Zone EST timezone UTC UTC 5 5 type Assassination , Spree killer spree shooting fatalities 8 injuries perp Christopher Speight weapons High powered rifle Wikinews Eight killed in Virginia shooting, suspect surrenders The 2010 Appomattox shootings was a spree shooting in Appomattox, Virginia on January 19, 2010. The incident began when police were called to a road outside Appomattox on a report of a man who required medical attention. When police arrived, they were fired on by the suspect, Christopher Bryan Speight, who also fired on a police helicopter, forcing it to make an emergency landing. Shortly afterwards, the suspect fled to a wooded area, where a force of more than a hundred police officers surrounded him. No officers were injured in the attacks, though eight civilians were killed, three in a house co owned by the gunman, four outside the house, and the last on the road. ref name new york times Police said that the victims were both men and women, and all were previously acquainted with the suspect. No motive was known, and Speight was believed to have acted alone. ref name cnn cite news url http www.cnn.com 2010 CRIME 01 20 virginia.shootings index.html?hpt T2 title Suspect in 8 Virginia killings surrenders publisher CNN date 20 January 2010 accessdate 20 January 2010 ref He surrendered on January 20 near the same wooded area where police thought he had ... appomattox news news31.txt title Speight Gun Permit ref On June 24, 2010, Appomattox County Circuit ... with his defense. ref name WSLS cite news url http www2.wsls.com sls news local lynchburg article appomattox murders suspect declared incompetent for trial 108516 title Appomattox murders suspect declared ... DEFAULTSORT Appomattox Shootings, 2010 Category Spree shootings in the United States Category ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Appomattox Buckingham State Forest iucn category photo photo caption photo width location Virginia , United States U.S. lat d 37.393479 long d 78.729177 area convert 19808 acre ha established 1954 visitation num visitation year governing body Virginia Department of Forestry The Appomattox Buckingham State Forest is a List of Virginia state forests state forest located in the Piedmont United States Piedmont of Virginia in Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox and Buckingham County, Virginia Buckingham Counties. Its convert 19808 acre ha are covered with a mix of Oak hickory forest oak hickory and temperate coniferous forest pine forest . Dominant tree species include Oak s white oak White , chestnut oak Chestnut , Quercus velutina Black , northern red oak Northern Red , southern red oak Southern Red and scarlet oak Scarlet , Hickory Hickories mockernut hickory Mockernut and pignut hickory Pignut , Yellow Poplar , Red Maple , and Pine s Loblolly Pine Loloby , Shortleaf pine Shortleaf , and Virginia pine Virginia . It is the largest state forest in Virginia. ref name dof cite web url http www.dof.virginia.gov stforest index absf.htm title Appomattox Buckingham State Forest publisher Virginia Department of Forestry accessdate 2010 02 13 ref History The Forest was originally farmland that was intensively used until the 1930s. At that point in time, the land was depleted and the United States Government purchased it as part of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act . In 1954, the tract of land was turned over to Virginia , creating the Appomattax Buckingham State Forest. Many homestead buildings homesteads from the former farmers can be found in the forest . The Virginia Department of Forestry continues to work to transition the regenerating forest to a mixed ecosystem . ref name dof Recreation The Carter Taylor Trail is a twelve mile loop trail open ... List of Virginia state parks Protected Areas of Virginia Category Protected areas of Appomattox ... more details
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