Wilmer McLean, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilmer McLean

Businessperson. South signed surrender papers in his house in Appomattox

Date of Birth: 03-May-1814

Place of Birth: Manassas, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1882

Profession: farmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.
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.
He lived in his house with his wife, Virginia.