About the Author

Chris M. Calkins has spent many years studying the Petersburg and Appomattox battlefields. He played a significant role in the preservation of the Five Forks and Sailor's Creek battlefields. His numerous articles and books on the Civil War include Thirty-Six Hours Before Appomattox and The Battle of Five Forks. He is regarded by many specialists as having an unsurpassed knowledge of the last Civil War campaign in Virginia.