This groundbreaking study chronicles the final battles in Virginia at Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House in April 1865. Author Chris Calkins, who recently retired as the Site Manager at Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park, is widely recognized as the war's foremost authority on the battles of Appomattox and the Appomattox Campaign. "No One Wants to Be the Last to Die" leads readers through the final two days of combat in Virginia, detailing the climactic events at Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House. Calkins, whose knowledge of the sources and the countryside through which this drama unfolds is unsurpassed, has completely revised and updated this edition of his earlier work published decades ago as part of the H. E. Howard Virginia Battles and Leaders Series. Readers will welcome its return to print.

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Acknowledgments : (H. E. Howard, 1987 Printing)
Acknowledgments : (Savas Beatie, 2023 edition)
Preface
Chapter I April 7–8: Departure from Cumberland Church Battlefield by the Confederate Army
Chapter II The Capture of the Trains and the Battle of Appomattox Station
Chapter III Confederates Prepare for the Breakthrough
Chapter IV The Army of the James Arrives on the Field
Chapter V The Confederates Fall Back
Chapter VI General R. L. Walker’s Artillery Disbands
Chapter VII The Confederate Army Goes into Bivouac
Photo Gallery
Appendix I Southern Claims Commission: Appomattox County
Appendix II Itineraries
Appendix III Mileage Table: From Farmville to Appomattox
Appendix IV Weather Reports: Southside Virginia, April–May 1865
Appendix V Vignettes on the Last Casualties
Appendix VI Casualties in the Battles of Appomattox Station and Court House
Appendix VII Organization of the C.S. and Union Forces
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