Historical Marker
Gordons Attack April 9, 1865
Historical marker location:
113 National Park Drive, Appomattox, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road north of Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.)
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first representative assembly in the Americas. It was the beginning of a tradition of representative government that would later influence the creation of the United States government.