Tag Archives: Appomattox Court House

Ending The War: “That’s Meade!”

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Many accounts of Appomattox focus on Grant and Lee, but Theodore Lyman left a fascinating record the Army of the Potomac’s commander on April 9, 1865. Lyman had reached out to General George G. Meade in August 1863, requesting to … Continue reading →

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BookChat with David Silkenat, author of Raising the White Flag

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

I was pleased to spend some time recently with a new book by historian David Silkenat, senior lecturer of American history at the University of Edinburgh. Silkenat is the author of Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the Civil … Continue reading →

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Deerskin and Eagle Buttons: Ely Parker and his Two Worlds

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

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 →

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Indian Aid: Ely Parker and the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

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 →

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Help Protect More Ground at Appomattox

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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A Chance at Redemption: George Custer and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Daniel Davis

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 →

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Appomattox and Bennett Place: A Remarkable Contrast

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Eric J. Wittenberg

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 →

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Events Larger Than One Person: The Surrenders at Bennett Place, Durham, North Carolina

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Eric J. Wittenberg

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 →

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Booth’s Escape Route

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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Events Larger Than One Person: The Surrenders at Bennett Place, Durham, North Carolina

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Eric J. Wittenberg

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 →

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