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Appomattox Driving and Walking Tour- Stop #7- The Town of Appomattox

This post includes the conserved park where the Battle of Appomattox Station took places as well as other sites in the city of Appomattox.

Between 4 and 5 p.m. on April 8, 1865, General George A. Custer’s Union cavalry division captured Lee’s supply trains located at the railroad station. The Federal cavalry then attacked the Confederate reserve artillery under the command of General Reuben Lindsay Walker. After making several futile charges, the Federal cavalry broke the Confederate defenses, capturing 25 cannon and 1,000 prisoners. Some horsemen pushed into Appomattox Court House, where Confederate infantry repulsed their advance.

The Train Depot

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The Battle of Appomattox Station Park

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The signs that were previously in the field on a walking trail are now behind glass in this kiosk.

The battlefield

The Robertson House Site- the last cavalry clash in Vitginia.

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Other signs and monuments in town

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Next- The American Civil War Museum in Appomattox- Part 1

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