"Appomattox" is one of a few place names that is not only shorthand for an historic event - the surrender of General R. E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and the effective end of the Confederate States of America - but also a metaphor for the end of the war, and for a new beginning as a reunified nation. The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox's permanent exhibit explores these overlapping stories using more than 400 artifacts, photographs, and documents. Included in the exhibit is the uniform coat and sword that Robert E. Lee wore to the surrender, the Appomattox parole lists, and a dozen audiovisual stations that bring rich human stories to life.

There have been reports of shadow figures around the collection of officer jackets. Staff have reported hearing disembodied footsteps and items being moved throughout the museum on their own. We heard about this reports while we were visiting the location. If you have heard of or experienced any more activity within this location, please let us know.