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Wilmer McLean (May 3, 1814 – June 5, 1882) 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.
- Grocer
- May 3, 1814, Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
- St. Paul's Episcopal Cemetery
- June 5, 1882 (aged 68), Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
9 de ene. de 2021 · By Kaleena Fraga. Published January 9, 2021. Updated February 5, 2024. Wilmer McLean moved his family 100 miles south after the first battle of the Civil War broke out in his yard — but through a strange twist of fate, Robert E. Lee would surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in McLean's new parlor.
- Kaleena Fraga
10 de nov. de 2010 · The peculiar story of Wilmer McLean. November 10, 2010 by hparkins, posted in - Civil War, Myth or History. Today’s post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty.
18 de jul. de 2017 · Un civil, Wilmer McLean, fue el único testigo del alfa y el omega de la guerra civil norteamericana. Entre los campos de maíz y los prados de siega del condado Prince William, Virginia, hubo una vez una gran plantación conocida como Yorkshire.
29 de ene. de 2014 · WILMER MCLEAN WAS was too old to fight in the American Civil War. But that didn’t stop the 47-year-old Virginia farmer and merchant from finding himself in thick of the action on more than one occasion. In fact, Wilmer suffered through some of the conflict’s very first shots, as well as its final moments. Wilmer McLean.
Wilmer McLean ocupa un lugar extraño en la historia de Estados Unidos. En un extraño giro del destino, el Guerra civil comenzó en su patio trasero y terminó en su salón. Las crecientes tensiones entre el norte y el sur estallaron en violencia cerca de la granja de McLean en Manassas, Virginia en 1861.
Wilmer McLean. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Manassas National Battlefield Park. A Portrait of Wilmer McLean. NPS Photo. Quick Facts. Significance: Owned the House Where the Surrender Meeting Took Place. Place of Birth: Alexandria, Virginia. Date of Birth: May 13, 1814. Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia. Date of Death:
