America Unfinished: Appomattox at 160 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the victory of Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant forcing the surrender General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and the immediate emancipation of the area enslaved. (April 9, 1865) with special anniversary programs and activities from April 7-13, 2025.
The commemoration will include guided walks and talks, living history programs and demonstrations, family activities, firing demonstrations, and more! A tentative schedule can be found below and is subject to change. Friday, March 28- Pamplin Historical Park- Breakthrough program
Location: 6125 Boydton Plank Rd, Petersburg, VA 23803 Saturday, March 29- Pamplin Historical Park- Breakthrough program Location: 6125 Boydton Plank Rd, Petersburg, VA 23803 Sunday, March 30- Pamplin Historical Park- Breakthrough program Location: 6125 Boydton Plank Rd, Petersburg, VA 23803 Saturday, April 5- Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park Programs Location: 6541 Sayler's Creek Rd, Rice, VA 23966 Sunday, April 6- High Bridge Trail State Park Programs Location: TBD Sunday, April 6- 2:00 pm United Daughter of Confederacy Annual Memorial Service Location: Appomattox Court House NHP Confederate Cemetery Parking Area Monday, April 7- High Bridge Trail State Park Programs Location: TBD Monday, April 7- 7:00 pm- Forgotten Friday: The April 7, 1865, Actions in Cumberland County Location: Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1835 Cumberland Rd, Farmville, VA 23901 Thursday, April 10- 6:30 pm- Guest Speaker: Chris Mackowski- American Civil War Museum at Appomattox Address: 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, VA 24522 Thursday, April 10- 6:30 pm- Guest Speaker- Dr. Elizabeth Varon- African American Civil War Museum Virtual Program Saturday, April 12- 2:30 pm- Wreath Laying at the United States Colored Troops Marker by the African American Civil War Museum Location: Appomattox Court House NHP Grant's Headquarters Parking Area Time TBD- Battle of Sailor’s Creek Program
10:00 AM- Homefront: Southside Virginia Before and After the War
11:00 AM-"Sheridan Would Do it": The Shenandoah Valley to Petersburg 12:00 PM- No April's Fool Joke: Battle of Five Forks 1:00 PM- Final Fury and the Last to Die: The Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House 2:00 PM- From Hamlet to History: A Walking Tour of Appomattox Court House 3:00 PM- The Beginning of the End: Petersburg Falls 4:00- Fighting Like Tigers: The Battle of Appomattox Station 9:30 AM- The Last to Die: The Battle of Appomattox Court House Walking Tour
10:00 AM- From Hamlet to History: A Walking Tour of Appomattox Court House 11:00 AM- Grant and Lee Recount the Events of April 9, 1865 12:00 PM- United States Colored Troops- Walking Tour 1:00 PM- Let Us Have Peace: Lee and Grant’s Meeting at the McLean House 2:00 PM- Grant and Lee Recount the Events of April 9, 1865 3:00 PM- Emancipation and the Quest for Freedom 4:00 PM- Surrenders after Appomattox: April to November 1865 10:00 AM- From the Bluegrass to the Battlefield: USCTs and the Appomattox Campaign
11:00 AM- The First Day of Peace: Grant and Lee Second Meeting 12:00 PM- In Triplicate: The Final Surrender Agreement 1:00 PM- Final Bivouac: Grant and Lee Headquarters Talks 1:30 PM- "Bring the Chloroform": An Overview of Surgery in the Civil War 2:00 PM- Paroling the Army of Northern Virginia 3:00 PM- Coleman House Trail Dedication and Walk 3:30 PM- Marching Out of Formation: Confederates Going Home Story 9:30 AM- Don't Touch That: Museum Tour
10:00 AM- Freedom Day: The Story of Booker T. Washington 11:00 AM- Meet Lee and Grant 12:00 PM- A Warrior in Two Camps: Ely Parker 1:00 PM- Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the Civil War 2:00 PM- Enacting the Emancipation Proclamation 3:00 PM- To The Bitter End: The Surrenders After Appomattox 4:00 PM- "Bring the Chloroform": An Overview of Surgery in the Civil War 6:00 PM- African American Legacies of Appomattox: Galilee Baptist Church 9:00 AM- Joshua Chamberlain and the Stacking of Arms
9:30 AM- "Bring the Chloroform": An Overview of Surgery in the Civil War 10:00 AM- Bringing Up the Guns: Horse Drawn Artillery at Appomattox 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM- Kids Zone 10:30 AM- Meet Lee and Grant 11:00 AM- Artillery Surrender Hike 11:30 AM- Living History: The United States Colored Troops in the Civil War 12:00 PM- Emancipation and the Quest for Freedom 1:00 PM- Stacking of Arms 2:00 PM- Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the Civil War 2:30 PM- "Bring the Chloroform": An Overview of Surgery in the Civil War 3:00 PM- Horse Power in the Civil War 3:30 PM- End of Wars 4:00 PM- Heavy Artillery at Appomattox 4:30 PM- From the Bluegrass to the Battlefield: USCTs and the Appomattox Campaign 5:00 PM- Living History Program 6:00 PM- Evening Program/Luminaries 10:00 AM- Stacking of Arms
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM- Kids Zone 11:00 AM- To The Bitter End: The Surrenders After Appomattox 11:30 AM- From Hamlet to History: A Walking Tour of Appomattox Court House 12:00 PM- Meet Lee and Grant 1:00 PM- Footsteps to Freedom: The John Robinson Experience 2:00 PM- Meet Lee and Grant 2:30 PM- Paroling the Army of Northern Virginia 3:00 PM- Women of the Civil War Era 3:30 PM- Don't Touch That: Museum Tour |
Last updated: December 11, 2024