Visitors can follow Lee's retreat on this unique automobile tour. Above is one of the interpretive signs along the route. Two Appomattox county sites, marked with special red, white and blue signs, on Virginia Route 24 are part of "Lee's Retreat", a 25-stop driving tour between Petersburg and Appomattox. The route traces the more than 100-mile trek Lee and his army took while being pursued by Union troops. Historic markers, maps and interpretive radio broadcasts convey details of events leading to the surrender at Appomattox. |
Appomattox County is one of the original jurisdictions that joined together to form "Virginia’s Retreat, Inc." to promote tourism activities in Southside Virginia. Now numbering 13 jurisdictions (Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Prince Edward, Amelia, Nottoway, Dinwiddie, Charlotte, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, and Brunswick Counties and the City of Peterburg), the organization is currently focused on history/military history (developer and overseer of Lee's Retreat and newly-opened Wilson-Kautz Raid driving tours) and outdoor activities (camping/horseback riding/biking/water activities/etc.) |