Today was a very fun day. Like yesterday we had to be up bright and early. Everyone had a good night and we were ready to go.
Our first stop was Monticello. We arrived early, before any other school group. We had to take a shuttle up to the top of the hill where Thomas Jefferson’s home is. Once we were at the top we waited for or tour of Monticello to begin. Our tour guide was very energetic and was fun to listen to. We weren’t allowed to take pictures inside the building, which was unfortunate. We also saw the outside. He had a smoke house, ice house, and all of the fancy things they had back then. We also visited the garden and got to sketch a flower. We then sat in front of Monticello and got to sketch that. It was a long sketch, but we did very well on it.
We then piled on the bus and went to lunch at Michie’s Tavern. It was a very good lunch. Chicken, mashed potatoes, cornbread, biscuits and other very good colonial food items. After the filling lunch, we drove to Appomattox Court House. This was about an hour drive.
This was a very historical place. In Wilmer McLean’s house the war ended. When this happened General Lee of the Confederate army surrendered to General Grant of the Union army. Grant was very generous and instead of punishing the men for treason, he let them all go home.
We then drove to Petersburg VA. We did a lot of driving today, but it was worth it! -- Caleb Longenecker and Brett Boyer