Appomattox

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Daniel - I really do hope you can visit Surratt House soon as well as attend a conference. Don't let those teenagers hold you back; we have seen many "disinterested" of that age come in with an attitude and leave asking how to learn more.

I have been to the Jackson Shrine and consider it one of those little gems that is overlooked because it is not on the beaten path. We were lucky enough to be the only tourists there at that time, and the Ranger was very personable and loved the history of Jackson and his death. I don't know how much it has expanded, but it was mainly just the small cottage where he died at that time.

I have not visited too many battlefields - Bull Run, New Market, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Ft. Stevens, Cold Harbor, and the Wilderness, I believe. Antietam is my favorite by far.