House on Main Street - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

LIBI_00019_00243; This item is a silver gelatin print postcard of the Appomattox Court House. The postcard is 3 1/2 x 5 1/2" and was produced circa 1914 commissioned by A.L. Cheney. This item is part of a photographic series and on the front bottom center, a handwritten notation in blue ink reads, "No. 4." On the verso, a handwritten notation reads: "Appomattox C.H./Main street looking towards junction of Walker Church road & Lynchburg Pike just this side of white horse in distance. Lt. Col. Root, 15th N.Y. Cav., fell at junction of these roads as shown & described more fully in No. 5. He was buried in yard at right of picture between 1st & 2nd telephone poles. Near second telephone pole is tablet marking extreme left of Gen. Chamberlin's lines as drawn up to receive the surrender. This line crossed the street & extended down the Lynchburg Pike towards the Appomattox as shown in No. 5. This picture was taken opposite the yard of the old jail at the right. The court house adjoined this, while the Mc