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Battle of Appomattox Court House

Stories

Child named Carl who became a soldier; with handwritten note and lock of hair in case
Wilmer McLean's Home
Federal soldiers at the courthouse, April 1865
Untitled Story #4
Untitled Story #5
Untitled Story #6
Parlor of the (reconstructed) McLean House, the site of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender
The New York Times, 10 Apr 1865, Mon, Page 1
The New York Times, 10 Apr 1865, Mon, Page 1
The New York Times, 9 Apr 1865, Sun, Page 1

Child named Carl who became a soldier; with handwritten note and lock of hair in case

Wilmer McLean's Home

Federal soldiers at the courthouse, April 1865

Untitled Story #4

Untitled Story #5

Untitled Story #6

Parlor of the (reconstructed) McLean House, the site of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender

The New York Times, 10 Apr 1865, Mon, Page 1

The New York Times, 10 Apr 1865, Mon, Page 1

The New York Times, 9 Apr 1865, Sun, Page 1