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Five stops of the over 20-stop driving tour, Lee’s Retreat, are located in Amelia County and allow visitors to follow the Route of General Robert E. Lee’s Troops from Petersburg to Appomattox during the final seven days of the Civil War in April 1865. Tour Stops: South Side Station, The Breakthough, White Oak Road, Five […]
The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is home to the original and reconstructed 19th Century Buildings of the historic village of Appomattox Court House. The village features the house of Wilmer McLean, where the surrender of the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, […]
Appomattox tells the stories of the closing days of the Civil War, and the beginnings of our country’s journey toward reuniting as Americans. The American Civil War Museum is situated on eight acres of land and the building contains 11,700 square feet of space including exhibit halls, a shop and a multi-purpose room which accommodates […]
Site of the second to last battle of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 8, 1865, the results set up the surrender on April 9, 1865.
The Appomattox County Historical Museum is located in Courthouse Square in the town of Appomattox. Beginning in 1897, it was the 3rd jail built in Appomattox County until May 1981 when the Historical Society transformed the building into a museum housing many artifacts related to the Civil War and Appomattox County history.
Clover Hill Village is a six-acre living history village that was created by the Appomattox County Historical Society over a period of years beginning in 1991. Some of the buildings are local historic buildings that were moved from their original locations and reconstructed on the site. Other buildings are reproductions of actual buildings or representations […]
The Historic Village at Lee Wayside is a historic stagecoach stop and the campsite of Robert E. Lee after his surrender in Appomattox. The Village contains nine 100-year-old buildings including a school, post office, privy, slate office, and more. The Village is open April through December and holds festivals throughout the year.
Buckingham County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. This 9-acre park is the site of the first African American Secondary School in Buckingham County which later became the Stephen J. Ellis Elementary School. The building has been fully restored. This is a great stop along the Civil […]
Red Hill, the Patrick Henry National Memorial is the last home and burial place of Virginia’s first governor and “Voice of the Revolution” Patrick Henry. The grounds include Henry’s grave, law office, a reconstructed home and the largest collection of Henry artifacts. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 1pm […]
