Geobox River Name section name AppomattoxRiver native name other name Image image Appomattox River.jpg image size 300 image caption The AppomattoxRiver at Matoaca, Virginia Country etc. country United ... Map of the James River watershed with the AppomattoxRiver watershed highlighted light yellow the AppomattoxRiver is shown in dark blue The AppomattoxRiver is a tributary of the James River Virginia James River , approximately convert 157 mi long, ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography ..., among others. Course The AppomattoxRiver rises in the Piedmont of northeastern Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County , approximately convert 10 mi northeast of the town of Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox . It flows generally southeast through the Appomattox Buckingham State Forest to Farmville ... AppomattoxRiver High Bridge over the river northwest of Burkeville, Virginia Burkeville in order to escape ... watersheds appomattox.html VirginiaPlaces.org AppomattoxRiver Basin http www.picturehistory.com find p 9956 mcms.html Appomattox High Bridge http college.hmco.com history readerscomp civwar html cw ... River Watershed Category Rivers of Virginia Category Geography of Richmond, Virginia de AppomattoxRiver ... 05 1 pdf pages 278 389.pdf James River Basin , from http pubs.usgs.gov wdr 2005 wdr va 05 1 Water Resources ... imperial Mouth mouth name James River mouth location mouth district mouth region mouth state mouth ..., Virginia Richmond . The English colonists in Virginia at first tried to rename the Appomattox as the Bristoll River , however this name did not catch on, while the native one did. There are numerous ... Tri cities area, then joins the James River from the west at City Point, Virginia City Point in Hopewell, Virginia Hopewell . History In April 1865 during the Appomattox Campaign of the American ... of the bridge forced General Robert E. Lee s surrender at nearby Appomattox Court House , ending the war in Virginia. Recreation The river is a popular destination for whitewater rafting and canoe ... more details
Infobox Riverriver name Cabin Creek image name image size caption origin Virginia mouth basin countries United States length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed Cabin Creek is a convert 4.8 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 ref stream in the U.S. state of Virginia . It is a tributary of the AppomattoxRiver . It rises in Fort Lee Virginia Fort Lee and flows north into the western side of the city of Hopewell, Virginia Hopewell , reaching the AppomattoxRiver convert 3 mi 0 upstream of that river s confluence with the James River . See also List of rivers of Virginia References Reflist Refbegin gnis 1478302 Cabin Creek USGS Hydrologic Unit Map State of Virginia 1974 cite book last Salmon first Emily J. coauthors Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. title The Hornbook of Virginia History year 1994 edition 4th Edition publisher Virginia Office of Graphic Communications isbn 0 88490 177 7 location Richmond, VA Refend coord missing Virginia Category Rivers of Virginia Virginia geo stub ... more details
Infobox Riverriver name Buffalo Creek image name image size caption origin Virginia mouth basin countries United States length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed Buffalo Creek is a convert 21.1 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 ref tributary of the AppomattoxRiver in the U.S. state of Virginia . Flowing entirely through Prince Edward County, Virginia Prince Edward County , it joins the AppomattoxRiver at Farmville, Virginia Farmville . See also List of rivers of Virginia References Reflist gnis 1464038 Buffalo Creek USGS Hydrologic Unit Map State of Virginia 1974 cite book last Salmon first Emily J. coauthors Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. title The Hornbook of Virginia History year 1994 edition 4th Edition publisher Virginia Office of Graphic Communications isbn 0 88490 177 7 location Richmond, VA coord missing Virginia Category Rivers of Virginia Virginia geo stub ... more details
Infobox Riverriver name Deep Creek image name image size caption origin Virginia mouth basin countries United States length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed Deep Creek is a convert 30.1 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 ref tributary of the AppomattoxRiver in the U.S. state of Virginia . It rises in Nottoway County, Virginia Nottoway County northwest of Crewe, Virginia Crewe and flows northeast into Amelia County, Virginia Amelia County , joining the AppomattoxRiver convert 23 mi west of Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg . See also List of rivers of Virginia References Reflist gnis 1465703 Deep Creek USGS Hydrologic Unit Map State of Virginia 1974 cite book last Salmon first Emily J. coauthors Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. title The Hornbook of Virginia History year 1994 edition 4th Edition publisher Virginia Office of Graphic Communications isbn 0 88490 177 7 location Richmond, VA coord missing Virginia Category Rivers of Virginia Virginia geo stub ... more details
cost of maintaining the High Bridge over the AppomattoxRiver valley, Norfolk Southern downgraded ... City . The route, subsidized by a contribution from Farmville, required an expensive crossing of the AppomattoxRiver valley, at a site near property known as Overton farm. ref name museum The site ... able to use it and continued the chase, which ended several days later at Appomattox Courthouse , where ... and then removing the old truss. ref Cite journal title Changing the Trusses of the Appomattox High ... more details
Appomattox may refer to Appomattox, Virginia , a town Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox Basin, a name for the Tri Cities, Virginia region Appomattox Court House , a court house in Virginia Appomattox Court House National Historical Park , a National Historical Park in Virginia Appomattox Manor , a manor in City Point, Virginia AppomattoxRiver , a river in Virginia Battle of Appomattox Court House , a battle of the American Civil War Battle of Appomattox Station , a battle of the American Civil War Appomattox Campaign , a campaign of American Civil War Appomattox ship , a large wooden steamship Appomattox banana boat , a British steamship of the early 20th century Appomattox opera , a new opera by Philip Glass disambiguation de Appomattox nl Appomattox pl Appomattox ... more details
for the AppomattoxRiver . The river was named after the Appamatuck Virginia Indian tribe, one of the Algonquian ...Infobox settlement official name Appomattox, Virginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image ... County subdivision name2 Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox Government government footnotes government ... GR 3 website footnotes Image Appomattox, VA, Visitor Center IMG 4184.JPG right thumb 200px Appomattox Visitor Center Image Appomattox Court House, VA, Theater IMG 4179.JPG 200px right thumb Appomattox Theater Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County , Virginia , United ... of Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County . GR 6 Appomattox is part of the Lynchburg, Virginia ... day Petersburg. At the time of European encounter, the area of Appomattox County above the fall line ... west of the restored historic village of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Appomattox ... Civil War ending the American Civil War . The area is preserved as Appomattox Court House ... War, the present community of Appomattox was the site of a Train station railroad depot on the line ... Nebraska in 1855. In 1895 it was renamed West Appomattox . The first postmaster of Nebraska, Virginia ... clover hill.htm title Appomattox town history accessdate 2009 01 11 ref Near the end of the Civil War ... to the original Appomattox Court House in the village of Clover Hill led to the decline of the courthouse ... residents reported for Appomattox County the Town of Appomattox had 1703 residents. Geography Appomattox ... females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males. Federally, Appomattox is part of Virginia s 5th congressional ... Official Tourism website for Town and County of Appomattox http www.nps.gov apco Appomattox Court House National Historical Park website Appomattox County, Virginia Virginia towns Virginia Category Populated places in Appomattox County, Virginia Category Towns in Virginia Category County seats in Virginia Category Lynchburg metropolitan area bg da Appomattox es Appomattox fr Appomattox ht ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Appomattox Manor nrhp type image Appomattox manor present 2.jpg caption Appomattox Manor location Cedar Lane, at confluence of James and Appomattox Rivers, Hopewell, Virginia lat degrees 37 lat minutes 19 lat seconds 0 lat direction N long degrees 77 long minutes 16 long seconds 38 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Virginia built 1751 architect architecture added October 01, 1969 area convert 10 acre governing body Private refnum 69000015 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref File Appomattox Manor marker.jpg thumb Appomattox Manor marker Appomattox Manor is a former James River Plantations plantation in Hopewell, Virginia , USA . It is best known as the Union Army Union headquarters during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864 65. The restored manor house on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the James River and AppomattoxRiver , and the grounds are managed by the National Park Service . The museum there, Grant s Headquarters at City Point Museum , is a unit of the Petersburg National Battlefield Park . Before the war The Eppes family home was a century old by the time Union Army Union forces occupied the site in 1864. It had been built on a large tract of land acquired by Captain Francis Eppes in 1635 and by the time of the American Civil War it was the center of a plantation covering more than 2,300 acres 9.3 km . The war years In 1861 Appomattox ... until 1862 when the arrival of Union gunboats on the James River forced them to flee their home for the safety ... mother s home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Appomattox Plantation was used as the offices of U.S. ... on the James River. During the last years of the Civil War, from the port there, the City Point ... jamesriver James River Plantations, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary James River Plantations National Register of Historic Places Category American Civil War sites Category James River plantations Category Virginia in the American Civil War Category Houses on the National ... more details
Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes CSS Appomattox was a small propellor driven steamer ..., 1862, near Elizabeth City , North Carolina. Early Service The Appomattox was originally named the Empire ... to obstruct the channels of the Elizabeth River Virginia Elizabeth River around Norfolk. DANFS In that same ... General Huger , CSA. ORN 5 799ff Confederate Service in North Carolina Renamed Appomattox , she ... of Lt. C. C. Simms, CSN. Appomattox was used to patrol Pamlico Sound in late January 1862. She was also .... ORN 6 787f On February 6, the eve of Burnside s attack, the Appomattox was sent down Croatan ... wished for the Confederates to know what they were up against. ORN 6 789ff The Appomattox was one of 8 ... On February 9, the Appomattox and the Sea Bird steamed back to Roanoke Island to see if any further ... gunboat fleet on February 10. The Appomattox kept up a brisk fire from her bow gun until it was accidentally ... Simms had to destroy the Appomattox by setting her on fire. Parker 1985 254 259 Rediscovery On November 10, 2009 it was announced by the state Underwater Archaeology Branch that the wreck of the Appomattox ... Forbes, and Jason Madre, discovered the shipwreck in August 2007 in the Pasquotank River . They had been searching for the Appomattox for more than 10 years. The divers found a silver plated spoon inscribed with the name of a crew member from Appomattox , thus confirming the ship s identity. NC Dept ... discovered shipwreck of CSS Appomattox work publisher NC Department of Cultural Resources date November 9, 2009 url http news.ncdcr.gov 2009 11 09 spoon confirms discovered shipwreck of css appomattox ... Appomattox Category Naval ships of the Confederate States of America Category Shipwrecks of the Carolina ... more details
to cross the AppomattoxRiver and meet up at Amelia Court House, Virginia Amelia Court House , where ... 7 Further2 Battle of High Bridge After the bulk of Lee s remaining army crossed the AppomattoxRiver ..., Shelby . The Civil War A Narrative . Vol. 3, Red River to Appomattox . New York Random House, 1974 ...Image Grant Lee.jpg thumb 300px Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, commanders in the Appomattox Campaign Campaignbox Appomattox Campaign The Appomattox Campaign was a series of battles fought March 29 ..., Lee finally agreed to surrender his army on April 9 at Appomattox Court House . Background Union ... became passable again. The Appomattox Campaign was preceded by the Battle of Fort Stedman on March ..., cutting off Lee s supplies. Lt. Gen. James Longstreet s corps crossed the James River Virginia James River to reinforce Petersburg. The city of Richmond was evacuated that night, and the Confederate ... April 5 File Appomattox Campaign Overview.png thumb 600px Lee s retreat in the Appomattox Campaign ... on two of the bridges, and they crossed the river and caught up with the Confederates at Farmville ... the Farmville rations they had waited so long to receive. Their next stop would be Appomattox Station ... demurred, retaining one last hope that his army could get to Appomattox Station before he was trapped ... www.nps.gov history hps abpp battles va095.htm NPS High Bridge ref Appomattox Station April 8 Further2 Battle of Appomattox Station The cavalry division of Maj. Gen. George A. Custer seized a supply train ... NPS Appomattox Station ref Appomattox Court House April 9 Further2 Battle of Appomattox Court House , Appomattox Court House In Lee s final stand, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon s depleted corps and Fitzhugh Lee s cavalry formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Robert E. Lee determined to make ... by letter the previous day. ref http www.nps.gov history hps abpp battles va097.htm NPS Appomattox Court House ref Aftermath File Appomattox Centenial 1965 issue 5c.jpg thumb 160px left Appomattox ... more details
Appomattox Station is located in the town of Appomattox, Virginia . Before the Civil War, the railroad Southside Railroad Virginia Southside Railroad today, a part of the Norfolk Southern , bypassed Appomattox Court House village then known as Clover Hill , now known as the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park which was built southeast about three miles in 1850. Commercial life tended to congregate at Appomattox Station, a town first named Nebraska, Virginia , then West Appomattox until 1895. It is known today as Appomattox, Virginia . ref name appomattox1 cite web url http www.appomattoxhistory.org clover hill.htm title Appomattox town history accessdate 2009 01 11 ref There is a marker at Appomattox Station that explains the final blow to General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Appomattox Station , 1865 quote box quote p You are standing near the site of Appomattox Station Depot on the South Side Railroad. Here, on the afternoon of April 8, 1865, Union cavalrymen under Gen. George A. Custer dealt the Army of Northern Virginia a final blow. First, they captured trains loaded with supplies for Confederates, then they attacked and captured Gen. R. Lindsay Walker s wagons and artillery in bivouac half a mile to the north. p p When word of this disaster reached Gen. Robert E. Lee at his headquarters a few miles northeast, he knew the end was near. He and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ... title Battle of Appomattox Station Final Blow accessdate 2009 01 11 ref p gallery File Appomattox train depot.jpg center Appomattox Station File Appomattox depot at night.jpg Appomattox depot at night File Appomattox Station visitor info center.jpg Now Appomattox, Virginia br Visitor Information Center File Battle of Appomattox Station 1865.jpg Battle of Appomattox Station 1865 marker gallery Sources reflist External links http www.mycivilwar.com battles 650408.htm The Battle of Appomattox Station ... photo of Appomattox Station in April 1865 Category Virginia State Historic Sites ... more details
Infobox nrhp name APPOMATTOX Shipwreck nrhp type image Appomattox ore carrier.jpg caption nearest city Shorewood, Wisconsin lat degrees 43 lat minutes 5 lat seconds 37.09 lat direction N long degrees 87 long minutes 51 long seconds 58.35 long direction W locmapin Wisconsin area architect Davidson, James added January 20, 2005 governing body State refnum 04001547 ref name nris NRISref 2006a ref The SS Appomattox was an United States American bulk cargo steamship and one of the List of world s largest wooden ships largest wooden ships ever built. Appomattox had a length of 319 feet 97.2 m and a beam of 42 feet 12.8 m . ref http www.maritimetrails.org research shipwrecks details.cfm?VESSELID 31 Vessel Detail Information for Appomattox 1896 , Wisconsin s Maritime Trails website. ref ref The Door County, Wisconsin Door County Advocate published an article on August 8, 1896 on page 5 in which it listed the beam as 43 feet, or about 13.1 meters. ref She was built in 1896 by James Davidson of West Bay City, Michigan and was fitted with a Triple expansion steam engine Multiple expansion engines triple expansion steam engine . Because of her immense length, Appomattox used metallic cross bracing , a metallic keelson , metallic plates, and multiple metallic arches. Several syphons and steam driven pumps were required to keep Appomattox afloat. ref name Wisc http www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org explore appomattox serv.cfm Wisconsin s Great Lakes Shipwrecks Appomattox University of Wisconsin Madison National Sea Grant Program Sea Grant Institute and Wisconsin Historical Society , 2003 ref Appomattox operated mainly on the Great Lakes , carrying iron ore on her eastward voyages, and then returning ... feet 98.8 m , to increase the amount of cargo carried each trip. Appomattox alone could carry ... 8000 tons. Appomattox went aground in smoke and fog on the Wisconsin coast of Lake Michigan ... World s largest wooden ships DEFAULTSORT Appomattox Category Steamships of the United States Category ... more details
Infobox book name A Stillness at Appomattox image File A Stillness at Appomattox.jpg 200px image caption Front cover of unknown edition author Bruce Catton illustrator cover artist country United States language English language English series Army of the Potomac trilogy subject American Civil War publisher Doubleday and Company pub date 1953 pages 438 isbn oclc dewey congress preceded by Glory Road A Stillness at Appomattox 1953 is an award winning, non fiction book written by Bruce Catton . ref name baldwin http www.nationalbook.org nbaclassics bcatton.html National Book Award Classics Bruce Catton, A Stillness at Appomattox , reprint of May 2003 essay by Neil Baldwin. Retrieved 2012 02 20. ref It recounts the American Civil War s final year, ref name baldwin describing the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia during 1864 to the end of the war in 1865. It is the final volume of the Army of the Potomac trilogy that includes Mr. Lincoln s Army 1951 and Glory Road 1952 . ref name baldwin Content A Stillness at Appomattox is a history on the American Civil War that recounts the final year. ref name baldwin Some of Catton s extensive work describes the Battle of the Wilderness , ref ... ref Catton, pp. 142 253. ref and the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse . ref Catton, pp. 374 ... at Appomattox by Catton, Bruce accessdate 2008 05 20 ref Other American Civil War generals he describes ... for this work. ref Catton, pp. 383 391. ref Awards A Stillness at Appomattox won the 1954 National ... http www.goodreads.com book show 2108008.A Stillness at Appomattox The Army of the Potomac Trilogy Vol 3 title A Stillness at Appomattox The Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Vol 3 accessdate 2008 05 20 ref A Stillness at Appomattox won the 1954 Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize for History for History . ref ... Reflist Citations Catton, Bruce, A Stillness at Appomattox , Doubleday publisher Doubleday 1953 ... At Appomattox, A Category 1953 books Category History books about the American Civil War Category ... more details
orphan date June 2010 Infobox artwork image File Appomattox statue in Alexandria.jpg 260px painting alignment image size title Appomattox alt other language 1 other title 1 other language 2 other title 2 pushpin map United States Virginia Alexandria Historical District pushpin mapsize 260 latd 38 latm 48 lats 14.1 latNS N longd 77 longm 2 longs 49.9 longEW W coordinates type region US type landmark artist Casper Buberl year Start date 1889 type height metric width metric length metric height imperial width imperial length imperial diameter metric diameter imperial dimensions metric unit imperial unit city Alexandria, Virginia , United States museum coordinates Only use for the exact coordinates of the artwork itself and only where known and not for the coordinates of the museum. Leave blank if coordinates are not known. owner Appomattox is the name of a bronze statue that is positioned in the center of the intersection of South Washington Street Virginia Route 400 and Prince Street in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia , in the United States . It was created by sculptor Casper Buberl M. Casper Buberl and commissioned and erected by the Robert E. Lee camp of the United Confederate Veterans in 1889. The form of the soldier was designed by John Adams Elder, who modeled it after a painting of the same title that shows a lone Confederate States of America Confederate viewing the aftermath of the battle of Appomattox Court House , where Gen. Robert E. Lee ultimately surrendered to Union American Civil War Union general Ulysses S. Grant . ref cite web url http www.hmdb.org marker.asp?marker 8605 title The Confederate Statue publisher The Historic Marker Database accessdate May 29, 2010 ... alexandriaappomattox.html title Confederate Appomattox Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia publisher Sites ... br of the statue. The title of the sculpture is br Appomattox by M. Casper Buberl. br br The statue ... dcmemorials.com index indiv0005250.htm title Appomattox Alexandria Confederate Memorial in Alexandria ... more details
Glass operas Appomattox is an opera in English language English based on the American Civil War , composed by Philip Glass , with a libretto by the playwright Christopher Hampton . The work had its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera on October 5, 2007, with a cast that included Dwayne Croft as Robert E. Lee, Andrew Shore as Ulysses S. Grant. The piece is about two and a half hours long, in two acts, with a prologue and an epilogue. ref Kosman, Joshua, http articles.sfgate.com 2007 10 08 entertainment 17263889 1 lee s surrender civil war two generals Philip Glass opera Appomattox both impressive and inconsistent , San Francisco Chronicle , 8 October 2007 ref Roles class wikitable Role Voice type Premiere Cast, October 5, 2007 br Conductor Dennis Russell Davies General Ulysses S. Grant baritone Andrew Shore singer Andrew Shore General Robert E. Lee baritone Dwayne Croft Julia Dent Grant soprano Rhoslyn Jones Mary Custis Lee soprano Elza van den Heever Julia Agnes Lee soprano Ji Young Yang T. Morris Chester tenor Noah Stewart Abraham Lincoln Bass Baritone Jeremy Galyon Mary Todd Lincoln soprano Heidi Melton Elizabeth Keckley mezzo Soprano Kendall Gladen Edgar Ray Killen Bass Baritone Philip Skinner Edward Porter Alexander Edward Alexander tenor Chad Shelton John Rawlins singer John Rawlins Baritone Jere Torkelsen General Howell Cobb Bass voice type bass John Min gro Ely S. Parker tenor Richard Walker Wilmer McLean Baritone Torlef Borsting Four Civil Rights Marchers Bass Tenor Soprano Mezzo Soprano Frederick Matthews Antoine Garth Virginia Pluth Claudia Siefer An Old Man ... of Union and Confederate Soldiers, Citizens of Richmond and Appomattox, Slaves and Women Synopsis Place ... the reality of defeat. Act 2 The Appomattox Court House , Virginia For the April 9, 1865 meeting ...?o 252 San Francisco Opera s Appomattox site http sfopera.com opera.asp?o 252&i 117 San Francisco Opera s synopsis of Appomattox Category Operas by Philip Glass Category English language operas Category ... more details
. It was named for the AppomattoxRiver . On April 9, 1865, Confederate States of America Confederate General Robert E. Lee met with Union American Civil War Union General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park village of Appomattox Court House . The surrender of Lee took place at the McLean House Appomattox, Virginia McLean House , home of Wilmer McLean . Geography ...US County infobox county Appomattox County state Virginia seal map Map of Virginia highlighting Appomattox County.png map size 250 founded 1845 seat Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox area total sq mi 334 ... km2 16 web www.appomattoxcountyva.gov Appomattox County is a county United States county located in the Commonwealth ... 9, 2011 ref Its county seat is Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox . GR 6 For a long time, Appomattox .... Appomattox County is part of the Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg Lynchburg metropolitan area Metropolitan Statistical Area . History Appomattox County was formed in 1845 from Buckingham County, Virginia ... southwest Amherst County, Virginia northwest National protected area Appomattox Court House National ... 2000 13705 2010 14973 Image AppomattoxFields.wmg.jpg left thumb Appomattox County is located in the gently ... Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox Pamplin City, Virginia Pamplin City See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Appomattox County, Virginia References Reflist External links http www.appomattoxcountyva.gov ... for Town and County of Appomattox http www.nps.gov apco Appomattox Court House National Historical Park website Coord display title 37.358973 78.826438 Geographic Location Centre Appomattox County, Virginia ... County, Virginia Amherst County Appomattox County, Virginia Virginia Category Virginia counties Category Appomattox County, Virginia Category 1845 establishments in the United States Category Counties on the James River Virginia Category Lynchburg metropolitan area ar bg , cs Appomattox County de Appomattox County es Condado de Appomattox fr Comt ... more details
about the current courthouse for Appomattox County, Virginia the site of Robert E. Lee s surrender Appomattox Court House National Historical Park the battle Battle of Appomattox Court House Infobox building name Appomattox Courthouse native name former names alternate names image New Appomattox Court House.jpg alt caption Current new Appomattox Courthouse that was built in 1892 map type map alt map caption altitude building type architectural style structural system cost location Appomattox, Virginia ... url references File Appomattox Court House new and old marker.jpg thumb Appomattox Court House br new and old marker The Appomattox Courthouse is the current courthouse in Appomattox, Virginia built in 1892. It is located in the middle of the state about three miles 5 km northwest of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park , once known as Clover Hill home of the original Old Appomattox Court House . The new Appomattox Courthouse is near the Appomattox Station and where the regional ... as the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. ref name appomattox1 cite web url http www.appomattoxhistory.org title Appomattox town history accessdate 2009 01 21 ref As a result the population of Clover Hill, where the Old Appomattox Courthouse once stood, never grew much over 150 while Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox town grew to the thousands. When the courthouse at the village of Clover ... Appomattox. That sealed the fate of the village of Clover Hill. The county seat was formally moved to the town of West Appomattox in 1894 and the word West was dropped in time making the name of the town just Appomattox, Virginia. ref name appomattox2 cite web url http www.appomattoxhistory.org ... at the site of the new Appomattox Court House explaining the difference between the new and old ... 158 title Viewing Appomattox Court House, New and Old building and marker accessdate 2009 01 21 ref ... Appomattox Court House and the McLean House where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending ... more details
Hollywood is an unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County , Virginia , United States . References http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 1495707 GNIS reference Appomattox County, Virginia Coord 37 23 25.5 N 78 42 56 W display title Category Unincorporated communities in Virginia Category Populated places in Appomattox County, Virginia AppomattoxVA geo stub ... more details
Stonewall is an unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia Appomattox County , Virginia , United States . References http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 1477783 GNIS reference Appomattox County, Virginia coord 37 24 38 N 78 57 37 W type city region US VA source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in Virginia Category Populated places in Appomattox County, Virginia AppomattoxVA geo stub ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Appomattox Court House image File McLean House parlor, Appomattox ... War date start date April 9, 1865 place Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Appomattox ... and paroled campaignbox Campaignbox Appomattox Campaign The Battle of Appomattox Court House , fought ... . Union forces pursued and cut off the Confederate retreat. Lee s final stand was at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Appomattox Court House , where he launched an attack to break through .... Background Main Appomattox Campaign The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia , the capital of the Confederate States of America , began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River Virginia James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant Siege of Petersburg ... River . When the troops arrived at Amelia on April 4, however, they found no provisions. Lee ... time. ref name williams The army then headed west to Appomattox Station , where a supply train awaited ... three supply trains waiting for Lee s army at the Battle of Appomattox Station . Now both the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James were converging on Appomattox. With his supplies at Appomattox ... to the southwest of Appomattox Court House. Battle April 9 File McLean House, Appomattox Court House ... Appomattox Court House, a small village of roughly twenty buildings that served as a waystation ... Run , and had retired to Appomattox to escape the war. ref name winik184 Winik, p. 184. ref With gunshots ... Appomattox courthouse.jpg thumb Federal soldiers at the courthouse, April 1865 Dressed in an immaculate ... were paroled at Appomattox Court House. Calkins, p. 187, says 1,559 cavalrymen turned in their weapons ... short story, If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox, which was collected in the anthology, The Middle ... Captain , and given command of Fort Courage. Appomattox is briefly mentioned in the song Wreck of the Sultana ... Appomattox Centenial 1965 issue 5c.jpg thumb right 200px U.S. Postage Stamp, 1965 issue, commemorating ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Appomattox Historic District nrhp type hd image caption nearest city Appomattox, Virginia lat degrees 37 lat minutes 21 lat seconds 10 lat direction N long degrees 78 long minutes 49 long seconds 40 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Virginia built 1845 architect Robinson, Charles et.al. architecture Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian added May 16, 2002 area convert 199 acre governing body Local refnum 02000510 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Appomattox Historic District is a U.S. historic district designated as such on May 16, 2002 located in Appomattox, Virginia . It contains over 300 contributing property contributing properties and various other historic buildings. ref http www.dhr.virginia.gov registers Counties Appomattox 165 5002 Appomattox Historic District 2002 Final Nomination.pdf National Register of Historic Places registration form ref Footnotes reflist National Register of Historic Places Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Category Georgian architecture Category Geography of Appomattox County, Virginia Category National Historic Landmarks in Virginia Category Historic districts in Virginia Category Visitor attractions in Appomattox County, Virginia Virginia NRHP stub ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Old Appomattox Court House partof Appomattox Court House National Historical Park nrhp type cp image Appomattox courthouse.jpg caption Federal soldiers at old court house in April 1865 location Appomattox County, Virginia nearest city Appomattox, Virginia lat degrees lat minutes lat ... NRISref 2009a ref The Old Appomattox Court House is a structure within the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park . ref Marvel, A place called Appomattox , has an extensive bibliography pp ... of Appomattox. ref It was registered in the National Park Service s database of Official Structures ...?STATE VA&PARK APCO&STRUCTURE &SORT &RECORDNO 1 title Old Appomattox Court House accessdate 2009 01 21 ref It is located on Virginia State Route 24 , three miles 5 km northeast of the town of Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox in Appomattox County, Virginia , where the new Appomattox Court House is presently located. ref name nps1961 cite web url http www.civilwaralbum.com misc9 appomattox guide11.htm title 1961 Nation Park Service brochure accessdate 2009 01 21 ref History Image Appomattox Courthouse 2006.jpg thumb 200px reconstructed Old Appomattox County Court House The original old Appomattox Court House was the first county seat of Appomattox County, Virginia . It was built in 1846, one year after Appomattox County was established, at what was known then as Clover Hill, Virginia. It was the second government public structure built after Appomattox County became official. It was in the center ... nps1961 The first building constructed after the county became official was the Appomattox Court House ... burned down in 1892. A Appomattox Court House second courthouse was constructed in 1892, which is near the location of the Appomattox Station in the town of Appomattox, Virginia . ref name cloverhill1 ... 21 ref The reconstructed old Appomattox Court House is presently the visitor center for the Appomattox ... photographs relating to the event. ref Gutek, p. 299 ref The old Appomattox Court House was reconstructed ... more details
Infobox Book name Lee and Grant at Appomattox image Image Lee and Grant at Appomattox cover.jpg image caption Cover of the first edition author MacKinlay Kantor illustrator Donald McKay illustrator Donald McKay country United States United States of America language English Language English series Landmark Book Series subject The surrender of General Lee to General Grant near the end of the American Civil War genre Historical fiction , Children s literature publisher Random House pub date 1950 pages 175 isbn 1 402 75124 9 Sterling Point paperback edition dewey 973.7 38 22 congress E477.67 .K36 2007 oclc 123119374 Lee and Grant at Appomattox is an historical fiction children s novel by MacKinlay Kantor . It was originally published in 1950 by Random House , and later published in paperback by Sterling Point Books. Plot summary The plot of Lee and Grant at Appomattox is centralized around the surrender of the Confederate States of America to Union American Civil War Union soldiers. In specific, it portrays the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House , helping to bring about the end of the American Civil War . Kantor mainly discusses the feelings of each army, both victorious and shellacked, and pays special attention to the history and interaction ... of Appomattox as a child. ref Marvel 2000 , 385. ref Some have accused the book of displaying a bias ... The Appomattox Court House was the site of the actual surrender of General Lee to General Grant in 1865 ... Marvel named the book as a childhood influence in his book A Place Called Appomattox . Notes reflist ... MacKinlay Kantor title Lee and Grant at Appomattox publisher Random House location New York City date 1950 series Landmark Books cite web url http www.enotes.com lee grant appomattox salem lee grant appomattox title Lee and Grant at Appomattox Masterplots II Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series ... Appomattox publisher University of North Carolina Press date 2000 Category 1950 novels Category ... more details
Coord 37 21 12.5 N 78 49 38.3 W display title infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Appomattox Station image caption partof the American Civil War date start date 1865 4 8 place Appomattox County ... 25 30 guns, 3 trains and 100 wagons captured Campaignbox Appomattox Campaign The Battle of Appomattox Station was fought April 8, 1865, during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War . Major general United States Maj. Gen. George Armstrong Custer s Union Army Union cavalry, en route to Appomattox ... NPS http www.nps.gov hps abpp battles va096.htm Battle Summary Appomattox Station ref The Union army ... trains awaited Lee s army at Appomattox Station. ref Davis 1980 , p. 115. ref The news reached Federal ..., Custer s men approached Appomattox Station from the southeast. The Station consisted of only .... ref name NPS http www.nps.gov hps abpp battles va096.htm Battle Summary Appomattox Station ref Image ... Battle of Appomattox Battle of Appomattox ref Preparations for battle Lee directed Maj. Gen. John Brown Gordon to set up a line to the south of Appomattox Court House and Lieutenant General CSA Lt. Gen ... was expected to capture Appomattox Station and capture the supplies that had been lost the day before ... O. C. Ord began a forced march from Farmville, reaching Appomattox Station just as Gordon s men ... at Appomattox Station subsided, elements of the 15th New York Cavalry, under the direction of Lieutenant ... Richmond Stage Road and charged into the village of Appomattox Court House, capturing wagons and teamsters ... 8. Retreat The Battle of Appomattox Station continued steadily four hours ref Wiley 1956 p. 23 ref ... in the direction of Appomattox Court House for another five hours. ref name Schroeder The success ... the Richmond Lynchburg Stage Road, was vital&mdash the Federals now held the high ground west of Appomattox ... Burke title To Appomattox publisher Clarke, Irwin & Company location Toronto, Canada year 1959 cite web url http americancivilwar.com statepic va va096.html title Battle Surrender at Appomattox Station ... more details
infobox civilian attack title Appomattox shootings image thumb caption location Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox , Virginia , United States target date January 19, 2010 time About 12 00 12 hour clock p.m. Eastern Time Zone EST timezone UTC UTC 5 5 type Assassination , Spree killer spree shooting fatalities 8 injuries perp Christopher Speight weapons High powered rifle Wikinews Eight killed in Virginia shooting, suspect surrenders The 2010 Appomattox shootings was a spree shooting in Appomattox, Virginia on January 19, 2010. Incident The incident began when police were called to a road outside Appomattox on a report of a man who required medical attention. When police arrived, they were fired on by the suspect, Christopher Bryan Speight, who also fired on a police helicopter, forcing it to make an emergency landing. Shortly afterwards, the suspect fled to a wooded area, where a force of more than a hundred police officers surrounded him. No officers were injured in the attacks, though eight civilians were killed, three in a house co owned by the gunman, four outside the house, and the last on the road. ref name new york times Police said that the victims were both men and women, and all were previously acquainted with the suspect. No motive was known, and Speight was believed to have acted alone. ref name cnn cite news url http www.cnn.com 2010 CRIME 01 20 virginia.shootings index.html?hpt T2 title Suspect in 8 Virginia killings surrenders publisher CNN date 20 January 2010 accessdate ... 2010 02 03 appomattox news news31.txt title Speight Gun Permit accessdate 7 March 2010 DASHBot ref Aftermath On June 24, 2010, Appomattox County Circuit Court Judge Richard Blanton signed an order declaring ... www2.wsls.com sls news local lynchburg article appomattox murders suspect declared incompetent for trial 108516 title Appomattox murders suspect declared incompetent for trial publisher WSLS date 29 June 2010 accessdate 29 June 2010 ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Appomattox Shootings, 2010 Category ... more details
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