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As Federal infantry pressed Gordon’s Corps from the west and south of Appomattox Court House on April 9, the Confederates conducted a fighting withdrawal back through the village and east of the Appomattox River. Confederate artillery posted in front of the Peers House helped to cover the retreat of Gordon’s Corps and fired some of the last artillery shots of the war in Virginia. Tragically, some of these final shots found their mark, causing several casualties moments before Lee’s flags of truce stopped the fighting.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
