The Moore House, near Yorktown, VA (May 1862)

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In October 1781, the commissioners appointed to arrange the terms of capitulation between General Washington and Lord Cornwallis met at this house. It is, however, generally believed that the draft there prepared was signed in the trenches of Yorktown, over a mile away. When the Army of the Potomac occupied Yorktown, the Moore House was still in excellent preservation. After occupation it became a target fro Confederate sharpshooters, with rebel shells striking it several times; one, in particular, entered through the wall, and exploding inside, did considerable damage

Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the Civil War - Plate 15