Harpers Ferry or Bust – Day 8

22 October 2021

Today, I went with plan B. Instead of driving 1 1/2 hours to Peaks of Otter (and 1 1/2 hours back) and hiking the trails, I decided to explore Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, a 28 minute drive from Lynchburg.

I’m not much of a Civil War buff these days – that was more in my college years – and I’m not big on Civil War sites but I figured this one might be worth it. After all, I’m going to visit Harpers Ferry which was instrumental in the series of events which led to Civil War and by going to Appomattox, I was going to see the location of end of the Civil War.

To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. There seemed to be a plethora of park rangers (after so many years of hiring freezes, retirements, cutbacks, and neglect for the National Parks) and the grounds and buildings were pristine.

I left the hotel (Hampton Inn & Suites – not Hilton Inn & Suites nor Hamiliton Inn & Suites as I insist on calling it) around 9 am and was finished touring the park by 11:30. Most of the historical sites are located within the historic area around the court house but there are several areas along US 460.

The actual surrender of Confederate forces was at the McLean House.

Inside you can see the parlor where the surrender terms were signed.

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Once the surrender was signed, the Union forces went into overdrive to print pardons for the approximate 30,000 Confederate soldiers under Lee’s command at Appomattox.

There was a park ranger in the tavern giving a spiel to a couple. Apparently there was a cloth doll sitting on a couch to the right of the printing presses shown above. That doll had been missing until 1992 when two ladies brought in a paper bag and gave it to the park manager. It had gone missing for 127 years.

The last death at Appomattox occurred in and around the Peers House.

Further down US460 is Robert E. Lee’s last headquarters. There’s a nice loop trail that takes you by the site. There were no tents, no stools, nothing but trees where his commanders stood around Lee as he made his final decision to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia.

It was a perfect day to visit the place. It was cloudy to the point of almost being overcast and the temperature was in the mid 60’s. I can only hope I have equally good weather tomorrow as I head to Harpers Ferry. I may drive there first before I back track and head to my hotel in Charles Town.

Stay tuned!