Genealogy information for Appomattox.

Appomattox has the following 4 books:

appomattox county history and genealogy excerpted from the history of appomattox, virginia. also world war ii-i and spanish american war service record Featured in the historical narrative are sketches of Appomattoxs ante-bellum leadership, a firsthand account of the Confederate surrender from the diary of the authors grandmother, a map which reconstructs the buildings of the county seat in 1865, treatises on the countys businesses, educational system and churches, and brief biographies of the white and African-American civic leaders of the authors day. There are numerous genealogies of varying length.
by Nathaniel Ragland Featherston

it happened at appomattox The fascinating story of Appomattox, Virginia, from its beginning to the present time. An interesting account of Lees surrender to Grant, as well as many historical, humorous, and whimsical happenings about the neighborhood, home, and famous men who lived there.
by Mary Louise Gills

recollections and reminiscences of old appomattox county and its people Introduction and new material by Patrick A. Schroeder. Tragedy struck Appomattox Court House in 1892 when the courthouse building burned, destroying the county records. A new courthouse was build approximately three miles to the southwest. The new courthouse still stands but the records were lost. However, were it not for this terrible occurrence, we would not have this fascinating account set down by George T. Peers, the long-time county clerk. As one of the areas oldest citizens at the time, Peers was asked to write down his recollections of the early days of the county. And so he set down this congenial account.
by George T. Peers

the confederate cemetery at appomattox A stop that attracts much attention at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park - shrouded by magnolia trees, is the Confederate Cemetery where nineteen soldiers are buried. Little was known of these soldiers, until now. This book includes as overview of the fighting at Appomattox on the evening of April 8 and 9, 1865, and detailed accounts of some of the last to fall. At least 43 Federal soldiers were buried in the vicinity of Appomattox, most were reinterred at Poplar Grove National Cemetery near Petersburg. But there were Southern soldiers with no “National Cemetery” to be reinterred and the ladies of Appomattox determined to do something about it. They formed a Ladies Association (in 1866) with 28 members - dedicated to provide suitable interment for Confederate soldiers who died in battle or from disease during the last campaign. Biographical sketches are given fro the identified soldiers buried in the cemetery. Information on other Confederate and Federal burials in the vicinity of Appomattox are also included. After the surrender most soldiers, North and South, were able to return home. The nineteen men in the cemetery did not. They had answered the final roll call. The book also details the founding of the cemetery in 1866 by the Ladies Memorial Association and there minutes from meetings held 1866 to 1870.
by Patrick A. Schroeder