Tag Archives: Eli Parker

A Visit to the Site of the Final Surrender

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

To reach the site of the last Confederate surrender, I first have to cross a cemetery. Along the back wall, three brick stairs offer access to a gravel pathway that leads off into the woods and the 35-acre Doaksville archaeological … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Personalities | Tagged Asa C. Matthews, Bert Dunkerly, Cherokee, Confederate surrenders, Doaksville, Edmund Kirby Smith, Eli Parker, Indian Territory, John Ross, Oklahoma, Stand Watie, To the Bitter End | 2 Comments

Thoughts on Appomattox (part four)

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

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 →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, National Park Service, Sesquicentennial | Tagged Appomattox, Appomattox Court House, Eli Parker, Greg Mertz, National Park Service, NPS, Sesquicentennial, thoughts-on-Appomattox, USCT, Wilmer McLean | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Eli Parker

A Visit to the Site of the Final Surrender

Thoughts on Appomattox (part four)

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