Patrick Henry Jackson House– 304 Beach Street- General Robert E. Lee and his staff spent the night on the lawn of this house on April 6, 1865. Here General Lee and Secretary of War John C. Breckinridge strategized after their overwhelming defeat at Sailors Creek.

John Thurston Thornton House– 309 Beech Street- General Lee visited with the widow of Colonel John Thornton of the 3rd Virginia Cavalry at her home here on the morning of April 7, 1865.

Whitfield-Bozarth Building– 308 North Main Street- On April 7th artillery began to shell the town. One of the shells hit the facade of Poplar Hall and left a dimple in the building.

Site of the Randolph House (Hotel)– 306 North Main Street- Site of General Grant’s headquarters on April 7, 1865 and opened a correspondence with General Lee regarding the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Longwood– 1335 Johnston Drive- General Joe Johnston’s birthplace and the home of Charles Venable, a staff officer of Robert E. Lee.

Civil War Farmville markers– Farmville

A New Birth of Freedom– 37.3017730, -78.3954130

Farmville Female Seminary Association– 37.301567, -78.3957000- During Lee’s retreat to Appomattox through Farmville skirmishing occurred on High Street in front of the Seminary. Bullets struck the Seminary buildings, crashing through a window where some of the women were standing.

Visitor Center– 121 East Third Street- A small museum is here that mostly covers the High Bridge. I was pleasantly surprised to find some small pamphlets about the war that I was unaware of.

Hampton-Sydney College Roll of Honor (37.2422000, -78.4597500)- A list of alumni that died in the Civil War.