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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of original and reconstructed 19th century buildings in Virginia. The village is famous as the site of the Battle of Appomattox Court House and containing the house of Wilmer McLean, where the surrender of the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park has hosted 9 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2006 Vignette. The year with the most events was 2015 with six events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2017 with an average of 1,814 views per video. Most appearances with David Coles (20), Patrick Schroeder (10), John Hennessy (2). Most common tag: Civil War.

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