Appomattox Events
History Explorer Day: African American History in Appomattox
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesJoin us for a day of learning about African American history in Appomattox. The event will include living history, informal interpretation, children's …
Book Talk with Alexander Rossino – “Calamity at Frederick: Robert E. Lee, Special Orders No. 191, and Confederate Misfortune on the Road to Antietam”
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesThis is an IN-PERSON event at ACWM-AppomattoxThe loss of Robert E. Lee’s Special Orders No. 191 is one of the Civil War’s …
“Forgotten Friday: The April 7, 1865, Actions in Cumberland County, VA” with Patrick Schroeder
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesTHIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT AT ACWM-AppomattoxHistorians often overlook the multiple engagements that occurred in Cumberland County near Sailor's Creek (April 6) …
Commemoration of the Surrender & Freedom Day
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesThe American Civil War Museum is hosting a series of activities and programs as part of the regional celebration of the Commemoration …
“Myths About Lee’s Surrender” with Patrick Schroeder
ACWM Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, VA, United StatesThis event is in-person at acwm-appomattoxJoin us on April 14th at ACWM-Appomattox for an enlightening lecture by Appomattox Court House National Historical …
“The Unvanquished” with Patrick O’Donnell
The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special …
Southern Portrait Images through the Civil War Era – Saturday, June 15th at 11am and at 2pm
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Road, Appomattox, VirginiaPhotography was still a relatively new technology in 1861, but it helped to document the Civil War. What makes an image iconic? …
Greenback America Now Open at ACWM-Appomattox!
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesExplore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money and how doing so helped them interpret politics, patriotism, and race. Learn how the …
Greenback America Exhibit open in ACWM-Appomattox
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesDiscover how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money and how doing so helped them interpret politics, patriotism, and race. This exhibit explains …
Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox
Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money, and how doing so helped them interpret politics, patriotism, and race. This …
Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox
Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money, and how doing so helped them interpret politics, patriotism, and race. This …
Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox
Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money, and how doing so helped them interpret politics, patriotism, and race. This …
Virtual Book Talk: Never Such a Campaign
Follow Generals Robert E. Lee and John Pope as they converge on ground bloodied just thirteen months earlier. Since then, the armies …
Greenback America Exhibit at ACWM-Appomattox
Greenback America exhibit is now open at ACWM-Appomattox! Explore changes to the U.S. monetary system brought on by the Civil War. Open …
Greenback America Exhibit at ACWM-Appomattox
A dynamic exhibit exploring the evolution of the nation's monetary system after the Civil War. Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox
Fall Festival at ACWM-Appomattox
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesMark your calendar for October 26th and Fall Festival at ACWM-Appomattox! Join us for a fun-filled day of local music, pumpkin painting, dancing, wood …
“Now We Stand By Each Other Always” – a performance in three acts.
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesRudely Stamp'd Historical Impressions presents "Now We Stand by Each Other Always" November 14th at the American Civil War Museum at Appomattox …
Rosenwald Schools
ACWM Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, VA, United StatesIn partnership with Appomattox for Equality, Carver Price, and the Robert Russa Moton Museum, ACWM presents this special program with a presentation by …
Death & Mourning in the Civil War
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesThe American Civil War brought a previously unimaginable level of carnage to the country. Modern scholarship puts the soldier death toll at …