Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Battle of Appomattox Station in 1865 delivered the final blow to General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It took place one day before Lee surrendered to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.
Appomattox Station was located in the town of Appomattox, Virginia, which was known as West Appomattox at the time of the Civil War. The current depot, built in 1923, stands within a block of the original station's location.
The original Appomattox Station was destroyed by fire in 1898. A replacement building was subsequently constructed, but it too was lost to fire in 1923.
The Appomattox Depot is the railway station built in 1923 following the second fire to destroy a station on or near the site. It is a contributing property to the Appomattox Historic District and now serves as the Appomattox Visitor Information Center.
Appomattox Station was the site of the battle that dealt the final blow to General Robert E. Lee's army the day before Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. That surrender effectively ended the Civil War.
Yes, a marker at Appomattox Depot explains the final blow to General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Appomattox Station in 1865. The depot, which now houses the Appomattox Visitor Information Center, is a contributing property to the Appomattox Historic District.