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Appomattox Court House |
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Appomattox Court HouseFormer town in Virginia, USA, scene of the surrender on 9 April 1865 of the Confederate army under Robert E Lee to the Union army under Ulysses S Grant, which ended the American Civil War. The house where the surrender was signed is now a museum, 5 km/3 mi from the modern town of Appomattox. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It was "a Greek Gettysburg; it was not Appomattox Court House," Strauss writes. The book is cleverly structured: four sections, each taking its title from a photographer's process ("Preparation of the Plate," "Exposure," "Developing the Image," and "Fixing the Image"), take readers from the war's outbreak to Appomattox Court House. Highlights include George Washington's commission as the first Commander in Chief, a regimental flag of Civil War black troops, the surrender furniture from Appomattox Court House, and a World War II Jeep. |
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