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Wilmer McLean, whose Virginia farm was a backdrop for the First Battle of Bull Run on July 18, 1861. McLean moved to Virginia's Appomattox County, where his home was the site of Lee's surrender to Grant on April 9, 1865.

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Where did Wilbur McClain say that the Civil War began and where it ended?

began in his front yard and ended in his parlor.


Who reportedly said something like the Civil War began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor?

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Who owned the land where the first and last battles of the American civil war were fought?

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Who is Wilmer McLean?

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In whose backyard did the 1st Battle of the Civil War Begin?

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Who owned the farmhouse where the two commanders of the Civil War met to end the war?

The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia was signed in the parlor of Wilmer McClean's home at Appomattox Court House. It was a great irony for Wilmer McCleans other home in Manassas Viriginia was where Beauregard made his headquarters for the First Battle of Bull Run. It is said by many Civil War historians that the War of Rebellion began on Will McClean's porch and ended in his parlor.


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What was the Year did the Civil War began?

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When did the Russian civil war began?

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