Is anyone doing anything interesting for St. Patrick's Day? I'm going to see Airbourne play! They rock!
  The American Civil War Ends at Appomattox Court House (1865)The first major engagement of the US Civil War was the First Battle of Bull Run, fought in 1861 partly on the farm of Wilmer McLean in Manassas, Virginia. A few years later, McLean moved to Appomattox Court House, a town which, coincidentally, would soon be the site of the war's effective end. It was there that Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in McLean's parlor. Why did Grant stop Union troops when they began to celebrate the victory? More... Discuss |
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I'm not doing anything - have fun at the show!!
Hope you had fun! I just stayed in all day, had a quiet painting day.
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