The Liberty Rifles and 1st Section, in partnership with Appomattox Court House National Park will be providing U.S. Army, Confederate, and civilian living history impressions on April 12 and 13. Photo ...

Bedford's reversion fund is set to expire but the town says it's working on a plan Bedford is preparing to lose a major source of state funding that has helped support the town’s budget for more than ...

APPOMATTOX, Va. (WSET) — Residents and visitors gathered at the Appomattox Court House to delve into the history of Memorial Day, exploring its post-Civil War origins through a special ranger-led ...

The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of original and reconstructed 19th century buildings in Virginia. The village is famous as the site of the Battle of ...

When Robert E. Lee surrendered his battered Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Virginia’s Appomattox Court House on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865, the flames fanning the Civil War were ...

General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Grant offered magnanimous terms, allowing Confederate soldiers to keep their horses and small ...

Click to open image viewer. On April 9, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee met in the home of Wilmer McLean at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, to negotiate the surrender of the ...

APPOMATTOX, Va . (WSFA) - April 9 marks the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse and Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General ...

The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant near Appomattox on April 9, 1865 was an event remembered as essentially the end of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This print depicts a scene of Union ...