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Tucked away in a Lynchburg warehouse near Fort Avenue, a Civil War-era cannon sits near the grounds where the Union and Confederate armies converged during the Battle of Lynchburg in June 1864.
In exactly two months, thousands of people are expected to gather in Appomattox to witness stacking of arms ceremonies — the end of five days of events marking the 150th anniversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
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The House budget unveiled Sunday includes $130,000 a year to save Amherst County’s community college outlet and $100,000 to support sesquicentennial festivities at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
Volunteer singers are being sought for a sesquicentennial event about emancipation at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in April.
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The Christmas decorations are packed away and the recent dusting of snow and sleet has melted. But how the holidays and the cold affected soldiers and those on the home front during the Civil War will be the topic of a program Saturday hosted by the Rustburg Library.
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In less than three months, thousands of people are expected to descend on Appomattox to mark the 150th anniversary of the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
An event coordinating firm has been hired to help the town of Appomattox with the sesquicentennial events in April, marking the 150th anniversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
By 11 a.m. Saturday, a stack of papers had accumulated on the table in front of the meeting room at the Appomattox Community Center, representing the volunteers on board to help with the sesquicentennial three months away.
Because of a large expected turnout of sesquicentennial volunteers, Saturday’s orientation will be held at the Appomattox Community Center instead of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
For years, Appomattox has been preparing for the 150th anniversary of Gen. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Grant, and this April it finally arrives.
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When Gen. Robert E. Lee left Appomattox in April 1865 after surrendering to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, his copy of the terms of surrender left with him.
