Description
University of Virginia Center for Civil War History director Caroline Janney discussed travel following the end of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- CLIP 1: Based on the clip, as Confederate soldiers left before, during, and after the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse, how would they travel and where would they go?
- CLIP 1: According to Caroline Janney, how would the traveling experience differ for those soldiers who had a parole pass and those who did not?
- CLIP 1: What threats could the soldiers experience while traveling? How was this time "chaotic?"
- CLIP 2: What was the "big question" for Union leaders? Summarize the concerns that Janney and Bjorn Skaptason state in the clip.
- CLIP 3: Based on the clip, how much theft occurred during the travels? What records does Janney reference?
Additional Resources
- On This Day: Civil War - Appomattox Court House and General Lee's Surrender
- Bell Ringer: The Terms of Surrender at the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
- Bell Ringer: Civil War Parole Passes
- Bell Ringer: The Beginning of Reconstruction
- Bell Ringer: Surrender, Desertion, and Escape Before the Battle of Appomattox Court House
Participants
Vocabulary
- Border State
- Civil War
- Confederate
- Diary
- Dispersal
- Parole
- Quartermaster
- Railroad
- Union