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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• -Seidman, Rachel Filene, The Civil War A History
  In Documents Oxford NY, Oxford University Press,
  2001
• Richmond, Virginia The American Civil War A
  Multiculteral Encyclopedia Civil War Society.
  Volume 6, Danbury, Connecticut. Grolier
  Educational Corporation 1994
• Appomattox Court House The Road to Appomattox
  Brookfield Connecticut The Millbrook Press
  1993
• The Battle of Bull Run. 11 Nov. 2002
  lthttp//www.civilwarhome.com/manassa.htmgt
• RichmondPhotographs. 11 Nov. 2002
• lthttp/.meetings.sixcontinentshotels.com/destinat
  ions/richmond/
• photos.htmlgt

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
-The Battlefield Today 14 Nov. 2002
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Azomap.jpggt -Appomattox_Court_House 15 Nov.
2002 ltwww.picktrail/,com//appomattox-c
ourt-house.htmlgt -Appomattox.jpg 11 Nov.
2002 ltwww.cytoysonline.com/elitecommand/civilwar/
index.shtmlgt -Appomattox_Court_House_Access.jpg
15 Nov. 2002. ltwww.lib.utexas.edu//appomattox_co
urt_house_access.jpggt
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GLOSSARY
Ambush- a surprise attack Blockade- cut off an
area by means of troops or warships to stop
supplies or people from coming in or going
out Deserter- soldier who runs away from battle
or war Casualties- a military person who is
killed, captured, or wounded Rebel- a nickname
for a supporter of the Confederacy Yankee- a
nickname for a supporter of the Union Civilians-
an ordinary person who is not a member of the
armed forces Union- the side of the North during
the Civil War, or its armed forces Confederacy-
the side of the South during the Civil War, or
its armed forces a league or compact between 2
or more people Confederate- a supporter or
soldier of the Confederacy
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Daily Diary
Day 1 Miles Hours Travel from Albany to New
York City 154 220 Stopped in NYC for Lunch
and a gas refill 0 115 New York City
to Philadelphia
97 200 Stay overnight in Philadelphia at the
Mariott on 1201 Market Street Ate dinner and
breakfast at Mariott, went swimming in
evening. Day 2 Travel from Philadelphia to
Washington D.C. 151 210 Stopped once for food
and gas. Visited Bull Run Battle Field and
Lincoln Monument in Washington D.C. Stay
overnight in Washington D.C. at the Renaissance
Hotel 999 Ninth Street
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Daily Diary
Day 3 Miles Hours Travel from Washington
D.C. to Richmond 106 136 Visit Richmond Stay
over in Richmond _at_ Best Western on Westminster
Highway one block west of North Street Day
4 Travel from Richmond to Appomattox Court
House - 400 Visit Appomattox Court House Stay
over at Appomattox Court House _at_ Comfort
Inn 3125 Albert Langford Drive
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Daily Diary
Day 5 Miles Hours Travel from Appomattox
Court House to Washington D.C. 300 500 Travel
from Washington D.C. to Albany 402 630 Stop in
New York City for Lunch
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Bull Run/Manassas
July 21, 1861
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Historic Narrative
The battle of Bull Run, or Manassas, took place
about 30 miles outside of Washington D.C. The
battle was on July 21, 1861. It was named after
Bull Run Creek, which ran near the battlefield.
General Thomas Stonewall Jackson was the
general for the Confederacy. When it looked like
it would be a Union victory, Jackson held his
troops together like a stone wall, thus earning
his nickname. After the Confederacy came to a
victory, the Union soldiers retreated all the way
back to Washington D.C. There were 600
casualties on each side, more people that had
ever died in one battle on U.S soil. Many
civilians from Washington D.C. came to watch the
battle, but soon realized that war was not
something fun to watch. The First Battle of Bull
Run made it clear to the North and the South that
it would not be and easy war. It would definitely
last more than 90 days, which is how long
everyone originally thought it was going to last.
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Photos/Maps
The Bull Run Battlefield.
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Photos/Maps
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Map of the area around Bull Run.
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Richmond
Richmond is one of the most Historic sites in the
United States. This is the state capitol
building.
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Historic Narrative
Richmond is located at the head of the James
River, just about one hundred miles away from
Washington D.C. Richmond was the capital of the
Confederacy from May 1861 until the end of the
Civil War. The city of Richmond was the third
largest city in the South during the Civil War.
There was about 38,000 residents in the city of
Richmond during the Civil War.
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Photos and Maps
Map of Richmond, Virginia
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Photos and Maps
This is a statue of Robert E. Lee, which is
located on Monument Avenue in Richmond,
Virginia
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Appomattox Court House
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Historic Narrative
Appomattox Court House is a town in Virginia. On
April eighth 1865 Union Forces, under Philip
Henry Sheridan, captured Appomattox Court House.
The Confederate troops had 35,000 remaining
soldiers. The next day, Robert E. Lee, Commander
of the Confederate Army, went to the home of
Wilmer McLean to discuss surrender terms with the
Ulysses S. Grant, Commander of Union Army. The
surrender terms that they decided on were
Soldiers could return to their homes, they could
keep any horses that they owned, and officers
could keep their weapons. After the surrender
Grant shouted to his army, The war is over, The
rebels are our countrymen again.
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Photos and Maps
Grant and Lee agree on Confederate surrender
terms.
The town of Appomattox Court House.
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Photos and Maps
Map of the Appomattox Court House Region.
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