Philadelphia this weekend. It was a huge Economic Impact on our area. Jesse gary live in Fairmount Park where success on the river is mirrored by a river of green on the shore. Thousands of people from all over north america in our city for this. Hotel rooms in philadelphia booked solid, and when people are not in their hotels, theyre out out wallets in hands pumping thousands of dollars into our local economy. Close to the river, the color of money blooms. Brisk sales for merchandise for this annual philly staple of springtime. Its going to be like one of the biggest memories were going to have in our college experiences, yeah. Youll have a shirt for it . Yeah, exactly. Who knows. Tens of thousands of crew hopefuls are straining using synchronized strokes in hopes of winning at the Largest College competition. Its remarkable how the speed of these boats have increased over the last couple of decades. Lightways and a calm schuylkill almost ideal for crewing, except for the heat, of cou
Place in mr. Mcleans parlor settled the issue of who would be the victors of the American Civil War but many questions remained unanswered. Soldiers echoed their thoughts in letters and diary entries. While letters of Union Soldiers reflected jubilation, their words also reflected concerns. In the front lines of appomattox chaplain jl mulligan of the 140 pennsylvania wrote a few days later, though the army of Northern Virginia is ours, still grave questions remain to be settled, for which god alone can give the true wisdom and guidance. A confederate are atillerist had an entry on april 11th that lee had surrendered his whole army. Surely the last 24 hours has been a day of the most intense mental anxiety i have ever experienced. Thousands of thoughts have passed through my mind as to what fate awaits my country my family my neighbors, my friends, and myself. And several months earlier morgan w. Carter, with the 28th United States colored troops expressed his concerns in a letter home.
Retirement community for Union Soldiers here at Appomattox Courthouse, and they buy up land west of the village. They are unsuccessful in selling off these lots to Union Veterans, and they decide theyre going to dismantle the house and move it to washington d. C. And create a museum out of it. The house is dismantled. And unfortunately there is a financial panic in 1893 and the firm goes bankrupt. And all the supplies or materials outside start to rot away or are taken as souvenirs. The park service, when it takes over the facility in 1940 determines the one thing theyre going to do is rebuild the mcclain house. Fortunately, the same company that took the house apart got the bid to rebuild the house, and they still had the plans so its been rebuilt on the exact location, using the original plans. There are a few bricks to the heart in the basement 5,500 original bricks are used on the front of the house. So when youre walking up to the house, you will pass through bricks that were here
Mcclaine house to discuss terms of surrender. University of richmond president ed airs provides the key note address and other speakers include decedents of key grant and lee aides who took part in that historic meeting. Also part of the program reenactments of grants arrival at the mcclaine house as well as lees departure following the surrender. This is about an hour and 45 minutes. My name is robin snyder and i am currently the acting superintendent at Appomattox Courthouse National Historical park. It is my distinct hopper on behalf of the National Parks service and the United States Postal Service to welcome each of you here today on this s hef historic day intr our nations history. This courthouse village stands not just as a symbol of wars end, but as a point of departurepart for aur transformed nation. The significance of what took place in mr. Mcclaines parlor settled the issue of who would be the victors of the american civil war, but many questions remained unanswered. Soldi
Lees father, light horse harry lee had been with washington at yorktown and witnessed what he deemed to be the shameful behavior of lord corn wallacenr by sending a subordinate to formally surrender the british army. Lee would not shame the familys name by transferring the responsibility to a subordinate. As the small party left the apple tree site and reached the appomattox river, lees horse traveler stopped to drink. Continued into the village behind us. And encountered Wilmer Mclean who was outside of his house, perhaps looking to have a guard posted at his home. Mclean first showed him a building most likely in the front corner of his yard. The rain tavern as it was known but the buildings was unfurnished. Then mclean offered his own home, which stands behind us. Behind me and in front of you. It was a fine brick home. Marshall returned to lee to guide him to the location. The group arrived at the house at about 1 00 p. M. They left lieutenant dunn at the gate. He was posted there