Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Walk the restored village where Lee surrendered to Grant in the McLean House on April 9, 1865.

111 National Park Dr · Appomattox, VA

About Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

This park preserves the village where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. You can go inside the reconstructed McLean House, where the two generals met, and walk among the courthouse and original 19th-century buildings. Rangers give talks and living history programs, and hiking trails and a driving route lead to Lee's headquarters site and an artillery park. No entrance pass is required.

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