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Tag Archives: Appomattox Court House
Deerskin and Eagle Buttons: Ely Parker and his Two Worlds
The roar of the waterfall drowned out any noise of the crying child cuddled in his mother’s arms. He was born in a simple log cabin built to overlook the falls of Tonawanda Creek on the Tonawanda Seneca reservation. Within … Continue reading
Indian Aid: Ely Parker and the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
Four months before giving birth to her son Ely, expecting mother Elizabeth Johnson Parker (Gaontguttwus to the Tonawanda Seneca tribe) awoke one night after experiencing a dream. Her mind’s vision showed a rainbow broken in two. The bottom of one … Continue reading
Help Protect More Ground at Appomattox
Our friends at the Civil War Trust pass along this news of an active preservation campaign to help preserve seventy-four acres of ground at Appomattox Court House. This latest announcement comes to us from Trust President Jim Lighthizer. Continue reading … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Material Culture, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged A Stillness at Appomattox, Appomattox, Appomattox Campaign, Appomattox Court House, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Battle of Appomattox Station, battlefield preservation, Civil War Trust, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Preservation, Robert E. Lee, Surrender, Ulysse S. Grant
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A Chance at Redemption: George Custer and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
On October 19, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan defeated Lt. Gen. Jubal Early at the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The engagement culminated a campaign which began two months earlier in and solidified President Abraham Lincoln’s chances … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Fisher's Hill, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Sayler's Creek, Battle of Third Winchester, Battle of Tom's Brook, Battle of Waynesboro, Edwin Stanton, First Cavalry Division, George Custer, James Wilson, Jubal Early, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, The Michigan Brigade, Third Cavalry Division, Thomas Devin, Wesley Merritt
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Appomattox and Bennett Place: A Remarkable Contrast
I had the honor and privilege of attending and participating in a portion of the weeklong commemoration sof the surrenders at Bennett Place on April 18, 2015, the 150th anniversary of the signing of the initial peace treaty by Maj. … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Army of Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Appomattox Station, Bennett Place, Edmund Kirby Smith, James Bennett, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Johnston, Nancy Bennett, Richard Taylor, This Astounding Close, To the Bitter End, William T. Sherman, Wilmer McLean
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Events Larger Than One Person: The Surrenders at Bennett Place, Durham, North Carolina
Conclusion. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, ever the good soldier, obeyed Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s order. He informed his adversary, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, that the civil authorities in Washington, D. C. had rejected their treaty on the grounds … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Bennett Place, Edmund Kirby Smith, Joseph Johnston, Richard Taylor, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Unity Monument, William T. Sherman, Wilmer McLean
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Booth’s Escape Route
By ECW Correspondent Pat Tintle. Spring was in the air in Washington D.C., but the time of rebirth would soon be tarnished by a nation-wide state of mourning. It was April 14, 1865. The war of the rebellion was winding … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Civilian, Memory, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, David Herold, Fords Theater, John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln Assassination, Mary Surratt, Our American Cousin, Pat Tintle, Phillip Greenwalt, President Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Samuel Mudd, Surratt Tavern
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Events Larger Than One Person: The Surrenders at Bennett Place, Durham, North Carolina
Part One. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston learned of the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia in Wilmer McLean’s parlor in the hamlet of Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 several days later. Lee had … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Bennett Place, James Bennett, John C. Breckinridge, Judson Kilpatrick, President Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Wade Hampton, William T. Sherman
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Where Was George Gordon Meade?
A Google search of the many sketches and paintings that have become the iconic, popular images of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House may unveil a startling revelation. The commander of the Army of the Potomac, the principle … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Spotsylvania, Battle of the North Anna River, Battle of the Wilderness, George G. Meade, Lee's Retreat, Mexican War, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Siege of Petersburg, U.S. Grant, Wilmer McLean
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Thoughts on Appomattox (part four)
The doors of Wilmer McLean’s house stand wide open–front and back–and a bevy of Parks Service volunteers stand ready to funnel the throng through. A Park Service ranger stands in the hallway to ensure no one enacts any mischief in the … Continue reading
