BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.33.0//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://historicappomattox.com/ X-WR-CALNAME:Historic Appomattox X-WR-CALDESC:Experience Appomattox! X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-2a27b8144ac02f67687f76782a3b5d8f@historicappomattox.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T170000 DTSTAMP:20240520T152820Z CREATED:20240520 LAST-MODIFIED:20240520 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Civil War Commemoration DESCRIPTION:Appomattox Court House NHP News Release\nRelease Date: March 6, 2024\nContact: Brian Miller, 434-352-8987 x 227\nCommemoration of the 159th Anniversary of Surrender and Freedom Day- April 8-14, 2024\nAppomattox, Va— Appomattox Court House National Historical Park will commemorate the 159th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant and Freedom Day (April 9) with special anniversary programs and activities from April 8-14, 2024.\nThe weeklong commemoration will include guided walks and talks, living history programs and demonstrations, family activities, firing demonstrations, and more. The event kicks off on Monday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. with a special presentation on astronomical events during the Civil War by Liberty University Professor Dr. Daniel Schmidt.\nA special evening program and concert on Friday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m. at Galilee Baptist Church will highlight African American legacies of Appomattox.\nThe weekend of April 13 and 14 will feature full days of family friendly programming including firing demonstrations, living history presentations by Federal and Confederate camps, and children’s activity tables.\nSaturday morning begins with an unveiling of a new highway marker honoring the legacy of the United States Colored Troops at Appomattox at 9:30 a.m. Saturday evening concludes with a commemorative first-person living history event beginning at 6:00 p.m. Witness the events of the final 48 hours presented by Generals Grant and Lee themselves, examine the realization of emancipation and Freedom Day with Abraham Reynolds, a formally enslaved man and husband of the only civilian killed at the Battle of Appomattox Court House, and learn about the first steps of formal education for African Americans with Appomattox Court House’s Freedmen’s School teacher Charles McMahon. The evening will conclude at dusk with a luminary event to honor the nearly 4,600 enslaved African Americans of Appomattox County.\nSee the full program schedule on the park’s event page (https://www.nps.gov/apco/planyourvisit/special-events.htm ( https://www.nps.gov/apco/planyourvisit/special-events.htm ) ). All programs subject to change.\n—NPS—\nAbout Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: On April 9, 1865, the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia signaled the end of the nation’s largest war. The stories of Appomattox Court House go far beyond the final significant battles of this nation’s Civil War. Learn more at www.nps.gov/apco .\nAbout the National Park Service: More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s more than 420 national park units and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov , on Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice , Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice , and YouTube www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice .\nBrian Miller\nLead Park Ranger\nAppomattox Court House NHP\n434-665-6331 (cell)\n URL:https://historicappomattox.com/events/civil-war-commemoration/ CATEGORIES:History LOCATION:111 National Park Dr, Appomattox, VA 24522 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historicappomattox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023_APCO_Stacking.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR