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National Park Service, Appomattox Court House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 2002, ISBN 0-912627-70-0 Winik, Jay, April 1865 / The Month That Saved America , HarperCollins, 2006, ISBN 9780060899684
The Battle of Sailor's Creek was fought on April 6, 1865, near Farmville, Virginia, as part of the Appomattox Campaign, near the end of the American Civil War.It was the last major engagement between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, and the Army of the Potomac, under the overall direction of Union General-in-Chief Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last, and ultimately one of the most consequential, battles of the American Civil War (1861–1865).
National Park Service, Appomattox Court House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 2002, ISBN 0-912627-70-0 Tidwell, William A., April '65: Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War , Kent State University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-87338-515-2
Walker, with some gunners converted to infantry and a guard of about 500 cavalrymen under Brigadier General Martin Gary arrived in the vicinity of Appomattox Station, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Appomattox Court House on April 8 between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. [61] [62] Gordon's corps stopped about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Appomattox Court ...
National Park Service, Appomattox Court House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 2002, ISBN 0-912627-70-0 Tidwell, William A., April '65: Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War , Kent State University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-87338-515-2
Notable buildings include the Appomattox Courthouse (1892), Appomattox County Jail (1895-1897), County Office Building (1940), Knickerbocker Hotel (1892), Bank of Appomattox (1906), Appomattox Middle School (1908), Appomattox Pentecostal Holiness Church (c. 1900), and "The Nebraska House" (1854, 1872, c. 1896).
In the 1800s this structure gave the surrounding village its name, Appomattox Court House. Built in 1846, the structure served as the courthouse for Appomattox County, Virginia . Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army nearby in 1865, during the closing stages of the American Civil War , but the courthouse was closed that day and ...