Appomattox Court House National Historic Park. Box 218, Appomattox, VA 24552. (540) 352-8987. The historic village where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant has been reconstructed. The McLean House is where the official surrender took place. See http://www.nps.gov/apco/ (accessed on July 21, 2000 ).

Grant Cottage State Historic Site. Mount McGregor, Box 990, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. (518) 587-8277. Located in the Adirondack Mountains, Grant lived here during the final weeks of his life while he completed his memoirs. The cottage is preserved as it was at the time of Grant's death. See http://www.artcom.com/museums/ vs/gl/12866-82.htm (accessed on July 21, 2000 ).

Grant Home State Historic Site. 500 Bouthillier St., Galena, IL 61036. (815) 777-3310. The Grant family lived here briefly after the Civil War ended. It sits in the well-preserved historic town of Galena. See http://www.state.il.us/HPA/sites...