article_snippet.sent: The smell of wood smoke greeted the first of thousands of visitors expected to throng Appomattox Court House National Historical Park for several days of commemorative events.
article_snippet.sent: Thomas Holbrook, a park ranger on loan from Gettysburg to Appomattox, went down the line of re-enactors for a quick briefing before battle. '
article_snippet.sent: In a place where historically accurate fashions abound, the Rufeners of Ohio stood out.
article_snippet.sent: The Rufeners have been to other Civil War commemorative events, but Appomattox was the first in period costumes.  
article_snippet.sent: Historical interpreter Susan Bowser, of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, pours water in a pan at the Union camp next to Appomattox Court House during preparations for the anniversary .
article_snippet.sent: Civil War re-enactor Steve Riggs, of Charleston, South Carolina, with the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, lets visitors pet his horse, Jackson, before a re-enactment .
article_snippet.sent: Historical interpreter Joe McShane, of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, shows Jeryl Callahan, right, of Lynchburg, Virginia, and others a Civil War era replica rifle during preparations for the anniversary the anniversary .