Appomattox County

Author : Patrick A. Schroeder
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738567334
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appomattox County written by Patrick A. Schroeder and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appomattox County, formed in 1845 and named after the nearby river, was originally best known for growing tobacco. However, that dramatically changed in 1865 when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House. In the 1930s, efforts began to commemorate Civil War events, and a national park was created. Each year, the county's 14,000 residents host the 125,000 visitors who flock to the area to learn more about the county's pivotal heritage. Boasting a unique history abundant with churches, notable citizens, and special events, this photograph collection shows the diverse and memorable history of Appomattox.

Author : William Marvel
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807860832
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Place Called Appomattox written by William Marvel and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Appomattox Court House is one of the most symbolically charged places in America, it was an ordinary tobacco-growing village both before and after an accident of fate brought the armies of Lee and Grant together there. It is that Appomattox--the typical small Confederate community--that William Marvel portrays in this deeply researched, compelling study. He tells the story of the Civil War from the perspective of those who inhabited one of the conflict's most famous sites. The village sprang into existence just as Texas became a state and reached its peak not long before Lee and Grant met there. The postwar decline of the village mirrored that of the rural South as a whole, and Appomattox served as the focal point for both Lost Cause myth-making and reconciliation reveries. Marvel draws on original documents, diaries, and letters composed as the war unfolded to produce a clear and credible portrait of everyday life in this town, as well as examining the galvanizing events of April 1865. He also scrutinizes Appomattox the national symbol, exposing and explaining some of the cherished myths surrounding the surrender there.

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Publisher : S. E. Grose
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appomattox Virginia Heritage written by and published by S. E. Grose. This book was released on with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nathaniel Ragland Featherston
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806347600
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appomattox County written by Nathaniel Ragland Featherston and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in thirteen installments of U.S. Scots magazine, Dr. Millett's account of Scottish emigration to colonial America is, arguably, the best introduction to its subject. Chapter topics include the Scottish homeland and its peoples; the push/pull of emigration/immigration; Scottish colonial settlements prior to 1707; the establishment of the principal 18th-century Scottish communities along the Chesapeake, the Carolinas and Georgia, and throughout the Middle Colonies; and the role of Scots during the American Revolution. Readers will also find invaluable narrative and statistical background information on the Scottish presence in the colonies.

Author : Stuart McDearmon Farrar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Notes of Appomattox County, Virginia written by Stuart McDearmon Farrar and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These historical notes, researched by the compiler, contain interesting information and facts concerning the social, economic and political events which took place in the daily life of our ancestors during the formation and development of the new county of Appomattox. The notes cover the period prior to the formation of the county in 1845 through to 1861"--Page i

Author : George T. Peers
Publisher : Patrick a Schroeder
ISBN 13 : 9781889246123
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recollections and Reminiscences of Old Appomattox County and Its People written by George T. Peers and published by Patrick a Schroeder. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1892 The courthouse building burned in the tiny hamlet of Appomattox Court House. Long-time County Clerk George T Peers was asked to write down his recollections of the early days of the county.

Author : Robert Noel Grant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wright Family Records written by Robert Noel Grant and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has amassed a bounty of information about Wrights in southern Virginia. This volume is a collection of Wright records from Appomattox County, Virginia. This work is divided into the following sections: birth records (1853-1896), marriage record

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1980 Census of Population written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harriett A. Chilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appomattox County, Virginia During the War Between the States written by Harriett A. Chilton and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : MacKinlay Kantor
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781402751240
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lee and Grant at Appomattox written by MacKinlay Kantor and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a Pulitzer Prize winner comes the story of an unforgettable moment in American history: the historic meeting between General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant that ended the Civil War. MacKinlay Kantor captures all the emotions and the details of those few days: the aristocratic Lee’s feeling of resignation; Grant’s crippling headaches; and Lee’s request--which Grant generously allowed--to permit his soldiers to keep their horses so they could plant crops for food.