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Battle of Appomattox Station - 1865 K159 |
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 Picture courtesy of John Musgrove
 Picture courtesy of John Musgrove
Near this building stood the station of the South Side Railroad where, on April 8, 1865, three trains unloading supplies for the Army of Northern Virginia were captured by units of Sheridan’s Union Cavalry under Gen. Geo. Custer. Significant for its relationship to the surrender by Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, this action also marked the last strategic use of rail of Confederate forces.
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission 1974
VA Rt. 131 (southbound)/Church St. at the train station. Appomattox County Virginia.
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