Clifton

Clifton (HM7NU)

Location: Farmville, VA 23901 Buckingham County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 23.469', W 78° 29.14'

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Lee's Retreat

— April 8, 1865 —

Generals Grant and Meade used this location for their headquarters during the night. Grant stayed in the house and it was here that he received Lee's second letter suggesting a peace meeting. He left the next morning for Appomattox Court House.

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Placed ByVirginia Civil War Trails
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 2:52am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 722583 N 4141232
Decimal Degrees37.39115000, -78.48566667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 23.469', W 78° 29.14'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 23' 28.14" N, 78° 29' 8.40" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1808 State Rte 636, Farmville VA 23901, US
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