Speaker: Bert Dunkerly

What 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 the assassination of President Lincoln? How did the former Confederates handle the emancipated slaves? These and many other issues are covered in depth by The Final Bivouac: The Confederate Surrender Parade at Appomattox and the Disbanding of the Virginia Armies, April 10-May 20, 1865.