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Civil war hospital buckets1/28/2024 Sites to see: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park offers 27 structures, all restored to their 1865 appearance. McLean House, Appomattox Court House | NPS Lee’s surrender didn’t end the Civil War, but it sent a signal that the war was ending. The Army of Northern Virginia surrendered on April 9, 1865, in the McLean House, in the village of Appomattox Court House in central Virginia. Upcoming BGES Tour: A Weekend with Historian Dennis Frye, John Brown, and Stonewall Jackson, with Dennis Frye | July 31–August 1, 2021Īppomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia You can bike or drive the battlefield, taking in the Cornfield, Dunker Church, Sunken Road, Burnside’s Bridge, and National Cemetery. Sites to see: The visitor center of Antietam National Battlefield is closed for an extensive renovation until late 2021 or 2022 a temporary visitor center has a small exhibit area. The battle ended in a draw, but it allowed Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, driving a wedge between adventuresome European nations and Lincoln’s attempt to control the rebellion. history, with 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing. After fighting at seminal locations including Dunker Church and Burnside’s Bridge, Antietam (also called Sharpsburg) remains the bloodiest day of battle in U.S. George McClellan in the farm fields of Western Maryland and the banks of Antietam Creek, in the first invasion of the North. ![]() ![]() For those that have a related tour in 2021, we’ve included links. One amazing way to visit a battlefield is with BGES’s expert historians. And there’s always more to see and learn. Maybe you’ve seen them, maybe not, but these are the sights that always dazzle. ![]() With an anticipated return to travel in 2021, it’s the perfect time to start planning a trip-or trips-to the Civil War’s most epic sites.
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