Civil War anniversay celebrated in Appomattox
January 13, 2011 | Posted by javal The War Between the States began 150 years ago. It ended four years later in Appomattox.
A new Confederacy Museum is in the works in Appomattox; it’s just one way the anniversary of the Civil War is helping garner interest in the town.
“In this county alone, in Appomattox Co., 60% of the families had slaves,” said Mike Brennan, a park ranger and historian at the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
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Categories: Sesquicentennial | 
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