Appomattox Court House

I took a weekend off from work and Jon decided that we were going to go to the Bristol Race in Tennessee. We decided to stay in Roanoke, Virginia which is about two hours from Bristol. We wanted to to visit a few sights while we were in the area and we went to Appomattox Court House, where Lee's Army surrendered at the end of the Civil War.

Courthouse in Appomattox Court House. I learned that the name of the town is Appomattox Court House but nothing actually took place in this building. This is the back of the building.

Front of the Courthouse. The Visitors Center is is housed inside.

Closer up of the Courthouse

Jail Behind the Courthouse but was built after the Civil War. The jail that was there during the war burned down.

Inside the jail when it was originally built

Barred windows

Jon sitting on a bed inside the Jailhouse

Outside the Jailhouse

Inside the Store

Outside the Store

McLean House, where the surrender actually took place. The McLean story is interesting because Wilmer McLean who owned the house also had a house in Manassas, Virginia which he had sold after the First Battle of Bull Run. The Battle if Bull Run took place on his farm in Manassas and he moved to Appomattox to escape the war.