Appomattox Court House

Written by Emily

Day 13

On our way to Waynesboro, Virginia we made a pit stop at Appomattox Court House. The Appomattox Court House is where the Civil War ended. In the parlor at the McLean house, General Lee surrendered to General Grant, ending the civil war. We saw exactly where it all happened and could imagine the scene.  It was so incredible to walk in and around the buildings. We looked at artifacts and touched the walls of buildings that were built in the early 1800s. I loved learning about all of the history behind the Appomattox Court House. My favorite thing that I learned was about the Silent Witness. The Silent Witness is a doll that was left in the parlor by Lulu McLean. The soldiers that were in the room at the time of the surrender called this doll the Silent Witness and one of the soldiers took her home as a souvenir. In the late 1990s the doll was donated to the museum at the National Historic Site. Appomattox Court House was one of my favorite stops on the trip so far. I can’t wait to study American history next year!