| Title |
McLean House, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox, Virginia, circa 1981-2000
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| Description |
Civil War Virginia, Appomattox, Virginia, circa 1981-2000. Caption reads: "Here on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all U.S. forces. Lee's surrender, five days before President Lincoln's assassination, signaled the end of the Confederate States' attempt to create a separate nation. Background: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. Top: Grant and Lee discuss surrender terms inside the McLean House (picture courtesy Appomattox Court House National Park); the reconstructed McLean House today." Postcard number: VA 188.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1981/2000 |
| Creator |
Card, Ron
, Card, Linda
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| Location |
Appomattox; United States; Keysville; Virginia; North America |
| Subject(s) |
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (Va.); Houses; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Postcards; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Parks; McLean House (Appomattox County, Va.); Cannons |
| Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/13369
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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| Digital Collection(s) |
- Cultural Preservation
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- National Trust Library Postcards
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