Appomattox

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That's a great history to know, Jim, that your great-grandfather was there at the end of the hostilities.

I haven't been back to Appomattox in forty years and really need to go again. The original, marble-top table that was purchased for the Surratt parlor in 1975 is identical to that in the McLean parlor at the time of the surrender. However, we later found Mrs. Surratt's original parlor table hidden in the bowels of a government warehouse several years later and negotiated a deal for its return.

Betty, you'll not get shot by me because I happen to be a fan of Gen. Grant. He was given an assignment and did what it took to get it completed. I'm sending this from a bunker that I have in my backyard, however, just in case someone of a different persuasion disagrees.