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Wilmer McLean

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American businessman, involved in the American Civil War (1814-1882)

United StatesLived 1814 to 1882 · aged 68
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Wilmer McLean was an American wholesale grocer from Virginia. His house, near Manassas, Virginia, was involved in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. After the battle, he moved to Appomattox, Virginia, to escape the war, thinking that it would be safe. Instead, in 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.

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McLean's first house, in ManassasMcLean's first house, in ManassasMcLean residence in Appomattox Court House, photographed in 1865 by Timothy O'SullivanMcLean residence in Appomattox Court House, photographed in 1865 by Timothy O'SullivanMcLean House at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (photographed 2011)McLean House at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (photographed 2011)

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Wilmer McLean was an American wholesale grocer from Virginia. His house, near Manassas, Virginia, was involved in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861. After the battle, he moved to Appomattox, Virginia, to escape the war, thinking that it would be safe. Instead, in 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in McLean's house in Appomattox. His houses were, therefore, involved in one of the first and one of the last encounters of the American Civil War.

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United States
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Lived 1814 to 1882 · aged 68
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