Robert M. Dunkerly, a park ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park, is an historian, author, and speaker involved in historic preservation and research.

“a remarkable account...wonderful anecdotes and fascinating facts about the surrender. This is a fine book about one of the war’s most overlooked events”—Blue & Gray Magazine; “valuable...Dunkerly excels at using Confederate soldiers’ own words”—The Journal of Southern History; “this is a good read for anyone interested in the days of the Civil War, covering events largely left untreated in most accounts”—Strategy Page; “this is a good read for anyone interested in the days of the Civil War, covering events largely left untreated in most accounts.”—The NYMAS Review.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. From Tennessee to North Carolina2. Consolidation and Retreat3. Arrival in the Gate City4. Funny Drunk, Gentlemanly Drunk, and Dog Drunk5. All Was Confusion and Unrest6. The Yankees Arrive7. Occupation8. Everything Is in ConfusionConclusionAppendicesI: Confederate Organizational Chart, March 31, 1865II: Confederate Organizational Chart, April 26, 1865III: Confederate Order of Battle, April 26, 1865IV: An 1865 Time LineV: Governor Vance’s ProclamationVI: Walking TourVII: Captured Confederate War MatérielChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Robert M. Dunkerly, a park ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park, is an historian, author, and speaker involved in historic preservation and research.

“a remarkable account...wonderful anecdotes and fascinating facts about the surrender. This is a fine book about one of the war’s most overlooked events”—Blue & Gray Magazine; “valuable...Dunkerly excels at using Confederate soldiers’ own words”—The Journal of Southern History; “this is a good read for anyone interested in the days of the Civil War, covering events largely left untreated in most accounts”—Strategy Page; “this is a good read for anyone interested in the days of the Civil War, covering events largely left untreated in most accounts.”—The NYMAS Review.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. From Tennessee to North Carolina2. Consolidation and Retreat3. Arrival in the Gate City4. Funny Drunk, Gentlemanly Drunk, and Dog Drunk5. All Was Confusion and Unrest6. The Yankees Arrive7. Occupation8. Everything Is in ConfusionConclusionAppendicesI: Confederate Organizational Chart, March 31, 1865II: Confederate Organizational Chart, April 26, 1865III: Confederate Order of Battle, April 26, 1865IV: An 1865 Time LineV: Governor Vance’s ProclamationVI: Walking TourVII: Captured Confederate War MatérielChapter NotesBibliographyIndex