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Map of Appomattox Court House and vicinity. Showing the relative positions of the Confederate and Federal Armies at the time of General R. E. Lee's surrender, April 9th 1865.

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Map of Appomattox Court House and vicinity. Showing the relative positions of the Confederate and Federal Armies at the time of General R. E. Lee's surrender, April 9th 1865.

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Scale 1:31,680.
LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 524
Shows positions of Union and Confederate troops by the colors blue and red respectively, houses, names of residents, roads, relief by hachures, drainage, and vegetation. Bordering the map, there are "historical notes" concerning the surrender, "Gen. Lee's farewell to his army," and views of "Lee's Head-Quarters," "McLane's [i.e., McLean's] House," "Appomattox Court House," "place where the arms were stacked," and "Grant's Head-Quarters."
Description derived from published bibliography.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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01/01/1865
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Henderson & Co.
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Library of Congress
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