Open mid-April through October. Appomattox A county visitor center is located in an old train station in downtown Appomattox. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park , U.S. 24 - The old village has been restored to its appearance when Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to U.S. Grant, April 9, 1865. A handful of original buildings remains. The McLean House, where Grant and Lee met, has been reconstructed on the spot.
Ranger walks and living history offered during the summer months.
Be sure to walk a little to see the Surrender Triangle where Confederate troops actually laid down their weapons and flags. Other significant spots, including Lee and Grant camps and a small cemetery surround the main park site. Brookneal Red Hill , the Patrick Henry National Monument, just east of Brookneal, about 26 miles south of Appomattox - Patrick Henry, fiery Revolutionist and first governor of Virginia lived the last years of his life in this simple country plantation. He is buried there. A visitor center offers a film and prime artifacts, and a walking tour takes the visitor to both original and reconstructed buildings and the grave site.