ACW Tour day 5-Appomattox Court House & Lynchburg

Appomattox Court House (2 words means town 1 word means Courthouse ) is beautifully preserved with a small visitor centre and gift shop ,the McLean House where the surrender took place ,the Courthouse ,county Jail and tavern amongst others are open to visitors .

At the top of the ridge is where Custer met the Rebels and most of the fighting took place 

The McLean House

The room where the surrender was signed

McLean House main bedroom

McLean House Kitchen

McLean House slave quarters

Lafayette Meeks Grave

Lafayette left appotomattox to join the army ,but never fought he died of  Typhoid and was returned home 

The Tavern

The printing press set up in the tavern to print passes for the surrendering troops

Lynchburg was a major hospital and supply centre for the confederates .today it is very run down but the confederate cemetary is well looked after 

pest house 

Wickerwork coffin 

ACW Tour Day 4 -Antietam and Harpers Ferry

Antietam has changed very little from the day of the battle and the National Park service is actually buying houses that were not there at the time to demolish to give an even more accurate picture of the battlefield.Again a visitor centre sets the scene before you set off and many monuments and markers give information .

The Dunker Church

The sunken Road

and again in the direction of dunker church 

Burnsides Bridge under repair during our visit

In the afternoon we visited Harpers Ferry were the initial spark was lit which saw Lincoln elected and the country plunge into Civil war

Again it has changed very little even after 2 major floods the armoury buildings have gone only the outlines remain but John Browns fort is still there although in a slightly different position after being moved around the country .

Harpers Ferry was strangly deleted when we got there 

Arsenal Square

John Browns Fort

Every Town has its haunted house

Mr Brown under attack