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33-604: Appomattox Station was located in the town of Appomattox, Virginia (at the time, known as, West Appomattox) and was the site of the Battle of Appomattox Station on the day before General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War . That station was destroyed by fire in 1898 and its replacement by fire in 1923. The current railway station, built within

66-646: A block of the original location, is the Appomattox Depot (1923), a contributing property to the Appomattox Historic District . The depot is now home to the Appomattox Visitor Information Center. There is a marker at Appomattox Depot that explains the final blow to General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Appomattox Station , 1865: You are standing near the site of Appomattox Station Depot on

99-482: A courthouse site. McDearmon was a Democrat and had been serving in the Virginia House of Delegates from Prince Edward County when the new county was created, and he was a resident of that portion of Prince Edward that became a part of the new Appomattox County. McDearmon was very interested in seeing the development and success of the county seat for the new jurisdiction. He lived just a few hundred yards from

132-550: A few miles northeast, he knew the end was near. He and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had exchanged letters on the subject of surrender, and Lee had suggested a meeting between the lines the next day. With Union horsemen now blocking his escape route, Lee’s only hope lay in punching through them with a combined force of infantry and cavalry, and he scheduled a breakout attack for dawn. If it failed, or if he found Federal infantry in front of him as well, then he would have no choice but to surrender. Appomattox, Virginia Appomattox

165-564: A neighbor's estate of some 147 acres (0.59 km ). Near his father's Mount Evergreen property he owned and operated a sawmill ("Evergreen Mills"), which provided a regular income for him. After the formation of the new county of Appomattox in April 1845, he purchased most of the land in and around the Clover Hill Tavern , and in 1846 cut out 30 acres (120,000 m ) for a village of Clover Hill, including 2 acres (8,100 m ) for

198-786: Is a town in Appomattox County , Virginia , United States . The population was 1,733 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Appomattox County . Appomattox is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area . The town is named for the Appomattox River , which was named after the Appomattoc Native American tribe, one of the Algonquian -speaking Powhatan Confederacy , historically based in

231-614: The Appomattox River Bridge , Appomattox Historic District , Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center , and Holliday Lake State Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The 2010 Appomattox shootings occurred from January 17 to 20 and left eight people dead. Appomattox is located at 37°21′32″N 78°49′35″W  /  37.35889°N 78.82639°W  / 37.35889; -78.82639 (37.358973, −78.826438). According to

264-531: The Army of Northern Virginia south by railroad to meet Joseph E. Johnston 's larger Army of Tennessee , then located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The arrival of Federal troops and their blocking Lee's army from the depot led to Lee's surrender in the home of Wilmer McLean , on April 9. Johnston later surrendered 98,270 Confederate troops (the largest surrender of the war) on April 26, 1865. Today, each April,

297-667: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Appomattox has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Notes : Samuel D. McDearmon McDearmon was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, on November 18, 1815 and died in "Nebraska" (today Appomattox ), Virginia, on May 16, 1871. He was the eldest son of the Reverend James McDearmon (1790–1867) and Mary (Daniel) McDearmon (1788–1866). His father

330-517: The Nebraska House . By 1870 S.D. McDearmon had sufficiently recouped his fortunes to declare 600 acres (2.4 km ) worth $ 8000 in the county by the agricultural census for that year. In addition he had two milling operations: a gristmill ("Evergreen Mills") in partnership with his brother-in-law James D. Calhoun (1810–1885) with a capital investment of $ 2000; and a sawmill employing eight men capitalized at $ 800. His restoration to solvency

363-658: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km ). As of the census of 2000, there were 1,761 people, 716 households, and 469 families residing in the town. The population density was 808.7 people per square mile (311.9/km ). There were 767 housing units at an average density of 352.2/sq mi (135.8/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 66.89% White , 32.14% African American , 0.28% Native American , 0.11% from other races , and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of

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396-621: The American Civil War . The area is preserved as Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and is administered by the National Park Service . The town was first named "Nebraska" in 1855. In 1895 it was renamed "West Appomattox". The first postmaster of "Nebraska, Virginia", was Samuel D. McDearmon . Near the end of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee made a last attempt to reach the depot, hoping to transport

429-633: The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park commemorates this event with a luminary ceremony, wherein a lantern is lit for each of the 4,600 slaves freed in Appomattox County alone. The railroad became the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870. The inconvenience of the railroad's location to the original Appomattox Court House in the village of Clover Hill led to the decline of

462-657: The High Bridge masonry contract. In 1852 he partnered with fellow southside Virginians as McDearmon, Scott & Booker commission merchants in Richmond. His support for fellow democrat Henry A. Wise for the governorship in 1855 produced an appointment at Richmond's Shockoe warehouse as tobacco inspector, an office of historic although declining importance in the commonwealth. By 1860 he had established another partnership in Richmond as McDearmon & Chamberlayne with his second at Shockoe, Edwin H. Chamberlayne. McDearmon

495-546: The House of Delegates, serving 1846-1847 and again 1850-1851. Previously in the early 1840s he had been deputy sheriff for Campbell County and Prince Edward County. In 1851 McDearmon was elected to serve in the Virginia State Senate 1852-1854, representing Appomattox, Campbell and Lynchburg City after a tumultuous race. His political success can be at least partially attributed to his inherited money and wealth. At

528-489: The South Side Railroad. Here, on the afternoon of April 8, 1865, Union cavalrymen under Gen. George A. Custer dealt the Army of Northern Virginia a final blow. First, they captured trains loaded with supplies for Confederates, then they attacked and captured Gen. R. Lindsay Walker’s wagons and artillery in bivouac half a mile to the north. When word of this disaster reached Gen. Robert E. Lee at his headquarters

561-577: The army with lumber and other essential supplies. He was collector of the Confederate tax for Appomattox 1863-1865. By war's end he was in the reserves with the young, the old and the infirm. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Samuel D. McDearmon was appointed agent by the Freedmen's Bureau to represent the county's black population in actions before the Bureau's "court" for peace-keeping between

594-403: The average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males. The median income for a household in the town

627-556: The center of the small village in what is known today as the Peers House . In August 1845 he had borrowed over two thousand dollars from his uncle Samuel J. Daniel (1787–1850) to invest in Clover Hill real estate, and thus began to play a critical role in the development of the village of Clover Hill (after 1845 officially Appomattox Court House), where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. McDearmon

660-626: The coastal area and encountered by the English before the tribes of the Piedmont . The Appamatuck historically lived somewhat to the east of the present town, around the area of present-day Petersburg. At the time of European encounter, the area of Appomattox County above the Fall Line was part of the territory of the Manahoac tribe, who spoke a Siouan language. At the time of the Civil War,

693-647: The courthouse community. After fire destroyed the courthouse building in 1892, the county relocated the court to the depot area, which formally became the county seat in 1894. The railroad became a line in the Norfolk and Western Railway and then the Norfolk Southern Railway . In 1990, there were 11,971 residents reported for Appomattox County; the Town of Appomattox had 1,703 residents. In addition to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park,

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726-613: The height of his political and financial career (1849–1851) he built a new residence for his young family, the McDearmon-Tibbs "Clover Hill" house overlooking the Court House village [1] ( Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins ). Also during these heady days McDearmon had striven mightily to promote the Southside Railroad (Virginia) as a boon to the new county (and himself). Disappointed when

759-423: The official county seat of Appomattox Court House (formerly Clover Hill) was three miles (5 km) east. Eventually the "West" was dropped when Appomattox Court House became a historical park and the railroad town became known simply as Appomattox, Virginia. McDearmon built a large six-room Virginia farmhouse there in 1855, less than one hundred yards from the train station; the house eventually came to be known as

792-407: The population. There were 716 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and

825-423: The present community of Appomattox was the site of a railroad depot , called Appomattox Station on the line between Petersburg and Lynchburg , a stop on the Southside Railroad . The station is three miles west of the restored historic village of Appomattox Court House , the site of Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, which essentially ended

858-415: The races. McDearmon opened a store in 1855 near Appomattox Station in what was then called the town of Nebraska and is called today Appomattox, Virginia . He soon became an agent for the Southside Railroad , which passed through the village and had a depot there. He became the first postmaster for "Nebraska"; the town was called "Nebraska" from 1855 until 1895. It was then renamed "West Appomattox" since

891-632: The railway bypassed Clover Hill for Appomattox Station , he nonetheless bid for and secured the masonry contract for the railroad's spectacular project at Farmville: the High Bridge (Appomattox River) . But McDearmon's over-ambitious plans were dashed: in May 1853 the original 3,100-foot-long (940 m) design was reduced by a third, eliminating a third of McDearmon's projected brick production. This reverse and his over-extended real-estate investments at Clover Hill caused McDearmon to put his holdings under

924-489: The trusteeship of his father, brother Dr John R. McDearmon (1817–1876) and brother-in-law James C. Walton (1819–1880), reserving Mary F. P. McDearmon's still valuable "dower rights." Within the next few years he would complete a move from Clover Hill to Appomattox Station. Whatever the ultimate success of his various ventures McDearmon had begun to develop business relationships in a wider field. William C. Flournoy, delegate from Prince Edward 1850-1853 had been his partner in

957-446: Was $ 24,167, and the median income for a family was $ 29,188. Males had a median income of $ 26,515 versus $ 20,732 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 14,355. About 20.9% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to

990-631: Was a major (1845) and later colonel in the 174th (Appomattox) Regiment of the Virginia Militia from 1849 to 1855. He served as an aide to now Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise , commander of "Wise's Legion" during the Kanawha campaign in the American Civil War and was part of the Virginia volunteer troops that were trying to keep Union forces out of western Virginia. Following the defeat of Wise's forces in 1861 McDearmon limited his service to providing

1023-454: Was a merchant, miller and county magistrate as well as a Presbyterian (New School) minister, his father's income deriving mostly from the family farm. James McDearmon owned Mount Evergreen, an estate originating in the land bounty granted to his grandfather for French & Indian War service. By the 1850 Census the Rev. James McDearmon held 22 slaves and real estate valued at $ 7000. This property

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1056-560: Was about seven miles (11 km) southeast of Clover Hill (later known as Appomattox Court House village ). In the 1830s Samuel D. McDearmon had received a share of this estate. In 1835 at age nineteen McDearmon married Mary Frances Philadelphia Walton (1814–1884), the daughter of Col William Walton (1782–1851) of Buckingham County. She came with a substantial dowry , which would prove fortunate in later years. By 1845 McDearmon owned almost 450 acres (1.8 km ), consisting of part of Mount Evergreen and adjoining lands. He also held in trust

1089-490: Was one of eight trustees of the newly formed village in 1845. By 1847 his tavern and store lots in town had increased in value to $ 4100 from the purchase value of $ 3300. By 1848 the value of improvements was $ 5960. In 1851 McDearmon built the Union Academy and Hall ($ 1100) on a 1-acre (4,000 m ) lot carved from his Clover Hill tract. Samuel McDearmon was the first to be elected the new county's representative to

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