Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Fragment |
Catalog Number |
1969.009g |
Description |
Fragment of a rectangular red clay brick. |
Material |
brick |
Dimensions |
H-4 W-2.5 inches |
Event |
Surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865 |
Provenance |
A brass plate accompanies this brick fragment, stating it to be a piece of the McLean House in Appomattox Courthouse, VA, where General Robert E. Lee accepted the surrender terms of General Ulysses S. Grant. |
People |
Lee, Robert E. Grant, Ulysses Simpson |
Search Terms |
Surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865 McLean House |
Subjects |
houses Bricks souvenirs surrenders |