American Civil War Museum – Appomattox
Events at this venue
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A King’s Cure: Abraham Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesOn February 1, 1865, the day after Congress passed the resolution for the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, a group of celebrants urged …
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Surrender Commemoration & Freedom Day Celebration
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 …
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The Surrenders of the Confederacy
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesThe Confederate surrender at Appomattox featured the stacking of arms, the surrender of colors, and the review of troops—a noble and orderly …
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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 …
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“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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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“The Unvanquished” with Patrick O’Donnell
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesThe Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special …
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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 …
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“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-Appomattox Historians often overlook the multiple engagements that occurred in Cumberland County near Sailor's Creek (April …
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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-Appomattox The loss of Robert E. Lee’s Special Orders No. 191 is one of the Civil …
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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 …
Included in museum admission