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As I was a very keen to visit USA Civil wars trails, therefore, we have visited all the places in Northern Virginia were such battles took place.
I along with my both sons, Baljit and Lakhinder decided to visit the last in the series where the Civil war ended when General Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to Gen Grant of the Union Army in the Court House of a town known as Appomattox, Located in Lynchberg, Virginia, United States. We left home on Saturday, 28th December and returned the next day after visiting various historical places.
I am giving the details of the tour are under.
Surrender of Confederate Army at Appomattox
Appomattox is a town in Lynchburg County, Virginia, United States. Appomattox is one of the most important events in American history. The surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant of the United States Army at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, effectively ended the American Civil War (1861–1865).
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or simply the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces in order to uphold the institution of slavery in the Southern states.
General Robert Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician.
After Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox courthouse on April 9, 1865, the general was pardoned by President Lincoln. Lee and his family instead moved to Lexington, Virginia, where he became the president of Washington College.
Lynchburg
Lynchburg is Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the “City of Seven Hills” or the “Hill City”. Prominent places visited by us are described below:
Downtown Historic District
The Court House Hill–Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The approximately 50-acre (200,000 m2) district is composed of relatively intact city blocks of religious, commercial, residential, and governmental buildings and structures ranging in date from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century. Buildings in the district represent a variety of styles from the different periods, including the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Eclectic, Craftsman, and Art Deco styles.
Old City Cemetery
The Old City Cemetery, established in 1806, is one of the oldest public cemeteries in the United States still in use today. Mayors and other prominent civic leaders, along with the city’s indigent and “strangers,” are among the estimated 18,000 people buried here. Two thirds of those interred here are of African descent, both enslaved and free.
Monument terrace
The inspiring rise of Monument Terrace commemorates Lynchburg citizens who fought and died in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and present day. At the base on Church Street stands the iconic doughboy statue. Many other sculptures and markers line the 139 steps and terraces all the way to the top, where the Lynchburg Museum at the Old Court House stands on Court Street.
Liberty University
Liberty University (LU) is a private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was founded by Jerry Falwell and Elmer L. Towns in 1971. Although the university’s physical campus is in Lynchburg, most of its students are online. It is one of the largest evangelical Christian universities in the world and one of the largest private non-profit universities in the United States, measured by student enrollment. As of 2017, the university enrolls more than 15,000 students at its Lynchburg campus and more than 94,000 students in online courses for a total of about 110,000.
The school consists of 17 colleges, including a school of osteopathic medicine and a school of law. Studies at the university have a conservative Christian orientation, with three required Bible-studies classes for undergraduate students.
Craddock Terry Hotel
We stayed overnight in this hotel which was very nice in all respect. What was once a turn-of-the-century shoe factory is now a residential-style boutique hotel blending the urban architecture of two landmark brick warehouses with the fashionable styling of a modern hotel. Their 44 luxurious guest rooms and suites are incredibly spacious, and due to the nature of the buildings’ origins, provide different architectural elements plus dramatic views of the James River, historic downtown Lynchburg, or the Blue Ridge Mountains
