The Final Bivouac - Calkins, Chris
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"What actually happened during the first six weeks of new-found peace once General Lee surrendered the remnants of the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant? What were the initial reactions of the soldiers and Virginia citizens to the devastating news of Lincoln's assassination? How did they handle the situation of the emancipated slaves? These and many other issues are covered in depth by Chris Calkins, former chief historian at Appomattox, in this book. This will stand the judgment of time and will be of deep interest to everyone who enjoys reading about the American Civil War"--

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"What actually happened during the first six weeks of new-found peace once General Lee surrendered the remnants of the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant? What were the initial reactions of the soldiers and Virginia citizens to the devastating news of Lincoln's assassination? How did they handle the situation of the emancipated slaves? These and many other issues are covered in depth by Chris Calkins, former chief historian at Appomattox, in this book. This will stand the judgment of time and will be of deep interest to everyone who enjoys reading about the American Civil War"--
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Autorenporträt
Chris Calkins is the author of a dozen publications and many articles and was popular on the speaking circuit. Chris received the 2014 Award of Merit "for his dedication to preserving the Civil War battlefield landscape of Virginia" from the American Association for State and Local History, one of only three Virginians to receive this award. In 2020, he was bestowed with the Edwin C. Bearss Lifetime Achievement Award for extraordinary work in historic preservation. The Detroit native graduated from Longwood College (now University) in Farmville, Virginia, and lives in a restored 18th-century Georgian home in Petersburg's Old Town Historic District.