article_snippet.sent: Ahead of a reenactment of Lee's last clash with Grant's troops and of the Confederate surrender in a Virginia farmhouse on April 9, 1865, the boys of the Confederate 11th Virginia were a seemingly pretty cool bunch as those portraying Union troops gathered several fields away at Appomattox Court House amid the rolling farm country dotted by neat brick buildings and white picket fences.
article_snippet.sent: American Civil War re-enactors dressed as Union cavalry drill early in the morning at the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park .
article_snippet.sent: Confederate troops muster in front of Appomattox Court House as Confederate troops prepare for battle during a re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse .
article_snippet.sent: re-enactors dressed as Confederate cavalry walk in formation as part of the re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Court House .
article_snippet.sent: American Civil War re-enactors dressed as Union cavalry drill early in the morning at the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park .
article_snippet.sent: Confederate and Union forces clash during a re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Station on Wednesday as part of the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Union forces at Appomattox Court House, in Appomattox, Virginia .
article_snippet.sent: The outline of Union troops in formation could be seen in fields as visitors approached Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.
article_snippet.sent: Confederate and Union re-enactors clash as Confederate and Union re-enactors battle with swords on horseback as part of the Battle of Appomattox Court House re-enactment .
article_snippet.sent: As several people rode on horseback, several people re-enacted the Battle of Appomattox Court as records show it occurred in Appomattox in April 1865 .
article_snippet.sent: Union re-enactors charge Confederate troops on horses during a re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Station on Wednesday .
highlights_snippet.sent: Re-enactors gathered in Appomattax for a re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse .