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150th anniversary of Appomattox
View Tweets from The Times' Marc Chase and others as they observe the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War in ceremonies and re-enactments at Appomattox Court House in Virginia
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Grant & his officers on the porch of the McLean House #APX150th #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLBnzIWAAEluOq.jpg
by civilwartrust via twitter 4/9/2015 7:06:30 PM -
.@CongCemetery joins @AppomattoxNPS to mark anniv of end of #CivilWar w 3:15 bell ring nps.gov/cebe/learn/new… @NatlParkService #APX150thby Davidjones2898 via twitter 4/9/2015 7:07:01 PM -
Today 150yrs ago #Lee surrendered to #Grant at #Appomattox The #CivilWar and its #Sesquicentennial are over. #LetUsHavePeace #APX150thby Luke Boyd via twitter 4/9/2015 7:07:55 PM -
Lee surrenders #APX150th c-span.org/video/?325201-… @cspanhistory http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLBv_-WIAAJpfw.jpg
by CraigCaplan via twitter 4/9/2015 7:08:34 PM -
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The bell rings at Appomattox! Let freedom ring across the land!! #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 #APX150th http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLCRuwWIAAfXpg.jpg
by Amy Bracewell via twitter 4/9/2015 7:09:22 PM -
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Let freedom ring! #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 #APX150th http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/586244662631002113/pu/img/_WDB20AA1X6frUle.jpg
by Amy Bracewell via twitter 4/9/2015 7:10:37 PM -
The bells of Washington DC are ringing! A war we will always remember. A war we must never forget! @ABPPNPS @AppomattoxNPS #APX150thby Patrick Jennings via twitter 4/9/2015 7:10:47 PM -
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If you're wondering, the Civil War is over #APX150th twitter.com/kkoerting/stat…by Eleanor Kennedy via twitter 4/9/2015 7:12:00 PM -
150 years ago, Gen. Lee departed the McLean House after agreeing to surrender the Army of Northern VA #APX150th http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLDKmKWYAARQin.jpg
by Appomattox CH NHP via twitter 4/9/2015 7:13:16 PM -
2 min to go b4 bells are rung to comm the 4 yrs of the Civil War. Here's my viewpoint at Lynchburg Museum #APX150TH http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLDSW4WIAAhVXX.jpg
by kodyleibowitz via twitter 4/9/2015 7:13:47 PM -
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Ringing the bell are descendants of #CivilWar personalities including Ely Parker & Charles Marshall #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 #APX150thby civilwartrust via twitter 4/9/2015 7:14:17 PM
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Battlefield copy of agreement ending Civil War 150 years ago bit.ly/appomattox150 #APX150th http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLAfg_W8AASEsJ.jpg - @amhistorymuseum
by sanacardi via twitter 4/9/2015 7:14:55 PM -
It's 3:15!!! Bells are currently ringing across America! #APX150th #NationalParks #PHTfriends ow.ly/L1Fpzby Potomac Heritage NST via twitter 4/9/2015 7:15:25 PM -
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It is done. Let Us Have Peace. #APX150th #MeetGrant http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLDye8W8AEIlJE.jpg
by General U.S. Grant via twitter 4/9/2015 7:15:58 PM -
RT @virginiacw150: Bells have started ringing in Appomattox. The nation will soon follow. #APX150th #cw150by JohnDWatt via twitter 4/9/2015 7:16:41 PM -
thanks for kind words about @civilwartrust on #APX150th livestream, @AppomattoxNPS! @NatlParkService #appomattox #civilwar150thby GiGi Bregani via twitter 4/9/2015 7:17:15 PM -
Inside Lynchburg Musuem as bell is rung #APX150TH youtu.be/7-BxnWguIX0by kodyleibowitz via twitter 4/9/2015 7:18:28 PM
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Photo: Few more shots from #APX150th I did SUCH A GOOD JOB with that shot of Lee tmblr.co/Z2oXXy1h-oJ-Gby LiterateKnits via twitter 4/9/2015 7:19:56 PM -
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This was the only live stream of #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 I could find. Pretty moving. #APX150 #APX150th twitter.com/gettysburg/sta…by bethwatkins via twitter 4/9/2015 7:21:48 PM
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Even with the noise of the city, here @PresNation the #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 could be faintly heard. #APX150th #CW150by Kirsten via twitter 4/9/2015 7:21:48 PM -
#APX150th #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 #PHTnetwork #PHTfriends #NationalParks #FindYourPark http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/586248143072792578/pu/img/V3JXe5p3ej42h9Dj.jpg
by Potomac Heritage NST via twitter 4/9/2015 7:24:34 PM -
Two bells rung side by side in #Lynchburg, a handful of onlookers snaping pictures and taking video #APX150TH youtu.be/VtWVydNAB3Uby kodyleibowitz via twitter 4/9/2015 7:24:58 PM
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Covering the #apx150th today. ift.tt/1DoXKH5 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLGnk1XIAISo9q.jpg
by ashliemwalter via twitter 4/9/2015 7:28:19 PM -
I didn't hear any bells at 3:15. Did you? #APX150th #BellsAcrosstheLand2015by proverbial_one via twitter 4/9/2015 7:28:23 PM -
Officially unveiled! The last set in the #civilwar150th set. @USPSstamps #APX150th http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLGoutWIAAimVB.jpg
by Amer Philatelic Soc via twitter 4/9/2015 7:28:28 PM -
Check out the living historian interpreting Robert E Lee @AppomattoxNPS! #APX150th #cw150 twitter.com/AppomattoxNPS/…by Stratford Hall via twitter 4/9/2015 7:32:59 PM -
Chapel bells at the University of Maryland ringing out. #APX150th #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 #UMD http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/586250361653985280/pu/img/vyEbw7yCEhu1RmcB.jpg
by Chris Boyle via twitter 4/9/2015 7:33:05 PM -
Thank you @AppomattoxNPS for the amazing #APX150th livestream coverage and your very kind shout out to the @civilwartrust! #civilwar150thby Kara Kozikowski via twitter 4/9/2015 7:33:28 PM -
Appomattox in the news! #APX150TH We may have to wait another 150 years for this kind of attention. usnews.com/news/us/articl…by Jim Baker via twitter 4/9/2015 7:33:52 PM -
John Griffiths, great great grandson of US Grant signs autographs at Appomattox Court House 150th #apx150th http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLIWZ7WEAIs2IV.jpg
by Keung Hui via twitter 4/9/2015 7:35:54 PM -
Finding their park and honoring history. 4 minutes for 4 years. @AppomattoxNPS #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 #APX150th http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/586251098412953600/pu/img/8X61eESEcFXLjR4Y.jpg
by Fort Pulaski NM via twitter 4/9/2015 7:38:06 PM -
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#BellsAcrosstheLand2015 in downtown #Fredericksburg. A moment to remember the different meanings of #APX150th. http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/586251959423873024/pu/img/IlAiQ0yB2g7AgfeR.jpg
by FredSpotNMP via twitter 4/9/2015 7:39:36 PM -
Solve Civil War mysteries in our new, free iPad app (ages 13+). bit.ly/rippedapart #APX150th http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLJWhZWAAIoDcI.png
by amhistorymuseum via twitter 4/9/2015 7:40:16 PM -
The #OhioStatehouse commemorated Lee's surrender to Grant at #Appomattox. #APX150th… instagram.comby Ohio Statehouse via twitter 4/9/2015 7:40:20 PM -
Finding their park and honoring history. 4 minutes for 4 years. @AppomattoxNPS #BellsAcrosstheLand2015 #APX150th http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/586252335887872000/pu/img/5PABjULKqAVItkMn.jpg
by Fort Pulaski NM via twitter 4/9/2015 7:43:32 PM -
