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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wilmer_McLeanWilmer McLean - Wikipedia

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   Wilmer McLean. Wilmer McLean (May 3, 1814 – June 5, 1882) was an American wholesale grocer from Virginia. His house, near Manassas, Virginia, was involved in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. After the battle, he moved to Appomattox, Virginia, to escape the war, thinking that it would be safe.

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3. allthatsinteresting.com › wilmer-mcleanWilmer McLean, The Man Who Couldn't Escape The Civil War

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   Jan 9, 2021 · The first Battle of Bull Run kicked off the Civil War on Wilmer McLean's farm in Manassas, Virginia in 1861, so he moved to Appomattox — but the war followed him there.

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   Nov 10, 2010 · The profits no longer outweighed the dangers, and he decided to move south. In 1863, Wilmer McLean settled on the property surrounding the Two Rein Tavern at a small and quiet crossroads over 100 miles south of the chaos of Civil War battlefields. For two years, his family lived in the relative quietude of southern Virginia until, on April 9 ...

5. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institutionThe Gentleman’s Agreement That Ended the Civil War

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   Generals Grant and Lee agreed to convene at the home of Wilmer McLean at Appomattox Court House to stop the fighting between their two armies.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › McLean_House_(AppomattoxMcLean House (Appomattox, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   The McLean House near Appomattox, Virginia is within the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. The house was owned by Wilmer McLean and his wife Virginia near the end of the American Civil War. Hosted by Union General Ulysses S. Grant, the house served as the location of the surrender conference for the Confederate army of General ...

7. www.nps.gov › apco › mclean-houseThe McLean House - Appomattox Court House National Historical ...

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   The McLeans left Appomattox Court House and returned to Mrs. McLean's Prince William County, Virginia estate in the fall of 1867. When Wilmer McLean defaulted on repayment of loans, the banking house of Harrison, Goddin, and Apperson of Richmond, Virginia brought a judgment against him, and the "Surrender House" was sold at public auction on November 29, 1869. The house was purchased by John L ...

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   Why did Wilmer McLean move to Appomattox?

   • The war struck close to home early on. McLean moved his family from northern to central Virginia out of concern for their safety, eventually settling in their home at Appomattox Court House. The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) took place on Wilmer McLean’s farm on July 21st, 1861, and inspired the move.

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   What happened to the McLean House in Appomattox?

   • The McLean House at Appomattox Court House. The McLeans left Appomattox Court House and returned to Mrs. McLean's Prince William County, Virginia estate in the fall of 1867.

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   Why did General McLean return to Appomattox Court House?

   • On April 9, 1865, the war revisited McLean. Confederate General Robert E. Lee was about to surrender to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. He sent a messenger to Appomattox Court House to find a place to meet. On April 8, 1865, the messenger knocked on McLean's door and requested the use of his home, to which McLean reluctantly agreed.

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   Why did Wilmer McLean move to appotomax Court House?

   • Wilmer McLean moved his family over 100 miles south to the peaceful village of Appotomax Court House in the fall of 1863. By this time, the Second Battle of Bun Run had brought violence back to Manassas. McLean hoped to find peace further south. Having left his plantation, he began working as a merchant-trader speculating in sugar.

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9. ehistory.osu.edu › articles › wilmer-mcleanWilmer McLean -- The Beginning and the End - eHISTORY

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   The war struck close to home early on. McLean moved his family from northern to central Virginia out of concern for their safety, eventually settling in their home at Appomattox Court House. The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) took place on Wilmer McLean’s farm on July 21st, 1861, and inspired the move.