McLean House

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McLean House is the historic Virginia residence where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending major combat in the American Civil War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
surrender site
architecturalStyle mid-19th-century American residential
associatedWith Confederate States of America
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
United States Army
associatedWithEvent end of the Army of Northern Virginia’s field operations
category American Civil War site
historic house museum
continent North America
country United States
era 19th century
eventParticipant Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army
function private residence
governingBody U.S. National Park Service
hasCommemoration interpretive exhibits about the surrender
hasRoomUsedFor parlor used for surrender meeting
hasType brick house
hasVisitorAccess guided tours
heritageDesignation listed contributing property to a U.S. National Historical Park
historicalSignificance marks the effective military defeat of the Confederacy’s principal eastern army
locatedIn Appomattox County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox Court House village
Commonwealth of Virginia
namedAfter Wilmer McLean
notableFor being the site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
symbolizing the conclusion of major Confederate resistance in the Eastern Theater
openToPublic yes
originalOwner Wilmer McLean
partOf Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
preservedAs historic site
relatedEvent Confederate surrender ceremonies at Appomattox Court House
relatedPlace Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Visitor Center
roleInHistory site of the effective end of major combat in the American Civil War
significantEvent Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant
Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
significantEventDate 1865-04-09
significantPeriod American Civil War
state Virginia
theme end of the American Civil War
tourismAttraction Civil War heritage tourism
usedAs location for surrender negotiations

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