Editor’s note: Having covered the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in 2013, I decided to cover the Sesquicentennial of the end of the Civil War at Appomattox Court House, Virginia in April 2015. At Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, the National Park Service held four days of events, including…
2015: Appomattox Sesquicentennial
A postcard depicting Lee's surrender to Grant (left). (Photo: National Park Service)