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The Surrender by Keith Rocco
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The Surrender by Keith Rocco

WHERE OUR NATION WAS REUNITED

The stories of Appomattox Court House go far beyond the final significant battles of this nations bloody Civil War. Beyond the  surrender meeting between Generals Lee and Grant and speak to the very soul of America.
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Joel Sweeney of Appomattox County, Va.
Joel Sweeney is often credited as the inventor of the modern banjo
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W.S. Pilcher (right) Confederate Richmond Depot Shell Jacket (left)  

Did You Know?
Private William Pilcher, of the Otey Battery, (pictured in an early war artillery uniform)was issued this type III Richmond Depot Shell jacket less than 2 months prior to the surrender at Appomattox Court House. The original was donated by the Pilcher family and is at Appomattox Court House NHP.

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