I received a reprimand from my good friend Ken back in Florida. I was severely reminded that I must keep up the blog and don't take two days between posts. I stand corrected and now will continue the updates even though two days have past and I am really at home. Just pretend I didn't take a break. Damn that reprimand hurt Ken.
Once again we load the bikes early and head out for another adventure. The miles click past as we head up to Appomattox, Virginia for a visit to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. As a quick review, This is the actual village of Appomattox Court House and the McLean House where General Robert E. Lee surrendered the army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant and thereby reuniting our nation. This preserved village gives us a peek into the past. The most interesting thing about the place was the small-sized room where the Generals met to end such a large and protracted and bloody war.
After Appomattox we kinda go in reverse as far as history goes. We make it to the Antietam Battlefield, the Civil War site where the Army of the Patomac, commanded by George McClellan mounted a series of power assults against Robert E. Lee’s forces near Sharpsburg Maryland on September 17, 1862. The battle raged on through the day and the bloodiest single day in American military history ended in a draw. The Confederate retreat gave Abraham Lincoln the “victory” he desired before issuing the Emancipation proclamation. You would think we (this country) would have learned a lesson from all this.
With this very hot day’s daylight running short we make a quick run back south back into Virginia for a hotel room we don’t yet have. We luck out and find a room , the very last room available as there was a girls youth softball tournament in town. A quick check-in and a stroll down the street for a steak dinner and a couple of very cold beers finished off the day.
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