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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