General Grant and General Lee will return to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park April 7th-9th, Instant, for the 152nd Anniversary of the Surrender

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When:
April 7, 2017 @ 10:00 – April 9, 2017 @ 16:00
2017-04-07T10:00:00-05:00
2017-04-09T16:00:00-05:00
Where:
Appomattox Court House National Historic Park
National Park Dr
Appomattox, VA 24522
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Robin Snyder
432-352-8987

Please join General Grant and General Lee as they come together again to re-create the surrender scene at Appomattox Court House on the weekend of April 7-9, instant.

The Generals will be joined by the Living History group: Lincoln’s Generals and both Federal and Confederate units to establish the Headquarters of both Generals.

 Special Events

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

152nd Anniversary of the Surrender

April 7, 2017 – April 12, 2017

(All programs start in the Visitor Center lobby unless otherwise noted)

 

Friday April 7, 2017

10:20 a.m.       The Sweeneys are Indeed a Wonder by David Wooldridge

11:20 a.m.        Village Tour by Albert Carter

12:20 p.m.        “In at the Death:” Sheridan’s March 1865 Central Virginia Campaign by David Wooldridge

1:20 p.m.         Two Rivers, Two Railroads, and a Highway: The Appomattox Campaign  by Albert Carter

2:20 p.m.          Prelude to Appomattox:  Sailor’s Creek, High Bridge and Cumberland Church by Lee Wilcox

3:20 p.m.          Why Here? by Ernie Price

 

Saturday April 8, 2017

  9:30 a.m.        Tactical Demonstration (Meeks Field)

10:20 a.m.       “In at the Death:” Sheridan’s March 1865 Central Virginia Campaign by David Wooldridge

10:30 a.m.        Reading the Names of the Emancipated (near Woodson Law Office)

10:50 a.m.        Lee and Grant Photo Op with Thomas Jesse and Curt Fields (McLean House)

11:20 a.m.        Two Rivers, Two Railroads and a Highway: The Appomattox Campaign by Albert Carter

11:50 a.m.        Confederate Firing Demonstration (Meeks Field)

12:20 p.m.        The Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox by Chris Bingham (Conner House Site location, [1 mi. west on Hwy 24, left on Rt. 656])

12:50 p.m.        Artillery Demonstration (Meeks Field)

1:20   p.m.       The Formal Surrender Parade by Bob Swift

1:30   p.m.        Reading the Names of the Emancipated (near Woodson Law Office)

1:50   p.m.        Lee and Grant Photo Op with Thomas Jesse/Curt Fields (McLean House)

2:20   p.m.        The Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House by

Patrick Schroeder (In Visitor Center Theater)

2:50   p.m.        Stacking of Arms (on stage road east of the Courthouse)

3:20   p.m.        U. S. Colored Troops at Appomattox by Chris Bingham

3:50   p.m.        Federal Firing Demonstration (Meeks’ Field)

4:00   p.m.        The Battle of Appomattox Station by Patrick Schroeder (on site at Appomattox Station Battlefield)

4:30   p.m.        Meet Lt. Gen. U. S. Grant by Curt Fields (Union Camp near McLean House)

6:00   p.m.        A Visit to Old Appomattox with George Peers by Patrick Schroeder (a first

person living history program)

7:45   p.m.        Reading the Names of the Emancipated (front yard of McLean House)

Luminaries (4,600) through the village and choir music by the Diamond Hill Soulsters (choir on Clover Hill Tavern porch)

*                      All day: Parole Printing Demonstrations (inside Clover Hill Tavern)

 

Sunday, April 9, 2017

  9:20 a.m.       Battle of Appomattox Court House walking talk/tour with Patrick Schroeder

10:20 a.m.        The Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox by Chris Bingham (Conner House Site location [1 mi. west on Hwy 24, left on Rt. 656])

10:30 a.m.       Last Shots Demonstration (Meeks Field)

10:50 a.m         Meet Lt. Gen. U. S. Grant by Curt Fields (Union Camp near McLean House)

11:20 a.m.        The Formal Surrender Parade by Bob Swift

11:50 a.m.        Lee and Grant Photo op with Curt Fields/Thomas Jesse (McLean House)

12:20 p.m.        The Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House by

Patrick Schroeder (In Visitor Center Theater)

12:50 p.m         Stacking of Arms (on stage road east of the Courthouse)

1:20   p.m.       Leadership and the Surrender Meeting by Ernie Price

2:20   p.m.        The Surrenders and Events After Appomattox by Chris Bingham

3:00   p.m.        Lee departs from the McLean House as the surrender meeting concludes

3:20   p.m.        The Surrender and Commissioners Meeting by Alyssa Holland

*                      All day: Parole Printing Demonstrations (inside Clover Hill Tavern)

 

Monday, April 10, 2016

10:20 a.m.        A Warrior in Two Camps: Ely Parker by David Wooldridge

11:20 a.m.        Meet Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant by Curt Fields

12:20 p.m.        The Surrender and Commissioners Meeting by Chris Bingham

1:20   p.m.        What’s in a Name by David Wooldridge

2:20   p.m.        U. S. Colored Troops at Appomattox by Chris Bingham

3:20   p.m.       Going Home:  The Confederate Soldier Experience by Ernie Price

*                      All day: Parole Printing Demonstrations (inside Clover Hill Tavern)

 

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

10:20 a.m.         A Warrior in Two Camps: Ely Parker by David Wooldridge

11:20 a.m.        Two Rivers, Two Railroads, and a Highway: The Appomattox Campaign    by Albert Carter

12:20 p.m.        Historian’s Museum Tour by Patrick Schroeder

1:20   p.m.        The Surrender and Commissioners Meeting by Brandon Chamberlain

2:20   p.m.        Village Tour by Albert Carter

3:20   p.m.        Going Home:  The Confederate Soldier Experience by Ernie Price

*                      All day: Parole Printing Demonstrations (inside Clover Hill Tavern)

 

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

10:20 a.m.        The Formal Surrender Parade by Bob Swift

11:20 p.m.        Going Home:  The Confederate Soldier Experience by Ernie Price

12:20 p.m.        Joshua Chamberlain and the Stacking of Arms by Patrick Schroeder

1:20   p.m.        The Surrender and Commissioners Meeting by Brandon Chamberlain

2:20   p.m.        The Surrenders and Events After Appomattox by Alyssa Holland

3:45   p.m.        Paroles, Pardons, and the Oath of Allegiance by Patrick Schroeder

*                      All day: Parole Printing Demonstrations (inside Clover Hill Tavern)

 

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