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
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)
The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is the preserved 19th-century village named Appomattox Court House in Appomattox County, Virginia. The village was named for the presence nearby of
Wilmer McLean
…In the spring of 1863, he and his family moved about 120 miles (190 km) south to Appomattox County, Virginia, near a crossroads community called Appomattox Court House. On April 9, 1865, the war revisited McLean. Confederate General Robert E. Lee was about to surrender to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. He sent…
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. The Old Appomattox Court House is at left; the reconstructed McLean House, the site of the formal surrender, is at right.
Panoramic image of reconstructed parlor of the McLean House, site of surrender of General Robert E. Lee at the end of the American Civil War
Appomattox Park main welcome entrance sign
Confederate Cemetery at the historical park