[X Fretensis]

Beleave the surrender meeting was at the McLean house at Appomatox, not the court house

[Sherman Logan]

It’s very confusing, but the name of the town (actually village) where the surrender took place in the McLean home was Appomatox Courthouse.

[Sherman Logan]

It’s very confusing, but the name of the town (actually village) where the surrender took place in the McLean home was Appomatox Courthouse.

[BroJoeK]

X Fretensis: "Beleave the surrender meeting was at the McLean house at Appomatox, not the court house."

Some confusion here is understandable, since Virginia had the possibly unique practice of naming places with the suffix "Court House", thus, "Fairfax Court House," "Culpepper Court House," plus the still-named "Charlotte Court House," nearby to "Appomattox Court House," etc.

So the place is named "Appomattox Court House", the surrender signing was in Wilmer McLean's home there.

Reconstruction of "Old Appomattox Court House":

Wilmer McLean's home in Appomattox Court House:

McLean House surrender room:

Paintings of surrender showing officers known or thought to be present:

Appomattox Court House National Park is must see for anyone interested in Civil War history and battlefields.
Driving distance from Gettysburg, PA to Appomattox, VA is about 265 miles, figure roughly five hours if you don't stop along the way... ;-)