Appomattox, Virginia
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Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Appomattox had a population of 1,919. It is the county seat of Appomattox County.
The Appomattox Theater in July 2011.
The Appomattox Visitor Center in July 2011
Wilmer McLean
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Wilmer McLean was an American wholesale grocer from Virginia. His house, near Manassas, Virginia, was involved in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. After the battle, he moved to Appomattox, Virgin
Appomattox, Virginia
…located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The arrival of Federal troops and their blocking Lee's army from the depot led to Lee's surrender in the home of Wilmer McLean, on April 9. Johnston later surrendered 98,270 Confederate troops (the largest surrender of the war) on April 26, 1865. Today, each April, the Appomattox…
McLean c. 1860
McLean's first house, in Manassas
McLean residence in Appomattox Court House, photographed in 1865 by Timothy O'Sullivan
McLean House at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (photographed 2011)