DIRECTORYAppomattox Court House National Historical Park
The McLean house was the site of General Lee’s surrender
in 1865. The three-story house has been reconstructed,
complete with mid-nineteenth century furnishings. Various
outbuildings are also open to the public.
VIRGINIA
Appomattox Court House National
Historical Park
Here, on April 9, 1865, General Lee
surrendered his Army of Northern
Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant.
http://www.nps.gov/apco
Arlington House, The Robert
E. Lee Memorial
Showcases biographical highlights of
General Lee, who lived here for more
than 30 years. The imposing home of the
Custis and Lee families overlooks the
Potomac River and Washington, D. C.
http://www.nps.gov/arho
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
National Historical Park
On October 19, 1864, the Confederates
under Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early
routed the Federal army here.
http://www.nps.gov/cebe
Danville Museum of Fine Arts
and History
Built for William T. Sutherlin in 1859,
Sutherlin Mansion became the “Last
Capitol of the Confederacy” during the
final week of the Civil War. In 1974,
the house opened as the Danville
Museum of Fine Arts and History.
http://www.danvillemuseum.orgFredericksburg and Spotsylvania
County Battlefields Memorial
This, the largest military park in the
world, features portions of four Civil
War Battlefields: Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville, the Wilderness,
and Spotsylvania Court House.
http://www.nps.gov/frspHampton Roads Naval Museum
Celebrates more than 200 years of
U.S. naval history. Houses a large
gallery dedicated to the Civil War
that contains artifacts from USS
Cumberland, CSS Virginia, USS New
Ironsides, and CSS Florida.
http://www.hrnm.navy.mil