began in his front yard and ended in his parlor.
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Appomattox. The first Civil War battle in the Eastern US was fought on his farm. He was so distressed about the effect it had on his family that he sold his farm and bought a farm in a quiet out of the way location called Appomattox. By chance when Generals Lee and Grant met to sign the articles of surrender they met at his house. The Civil War started and ended in the same place, on Wilbur McClain's property.
Wilmer McLean
The Reconstruction era began in 1865 and ended in 1877.
surrender at Appomattox ended the civil war
The United States civil war officially began in the year 1861 and ended in 1865.