"This groundbreaking study chronicles the final battles in Virginia including Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House in April 1865. Author Chris Calkins, who recently retired as Chief of Interpretation at Petersburg National Battlefield, is widely recognized as the war's foremost authority on Appomattox. No One Wants to be the Last to Die: The Battles of Appomattox, April 8-9, 1865 leads readers westward from the fall of Petersburg and Richmond through the final battles at Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, Sutherland Station, Namozine Church, Amelia Springs, High Bridge, Sailor's Creek, Cumberland Church, and finally, Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House"-- Provided by publisher.

--1. April 7-8: Departure from Cumberland Church Battlefield by the Confederate Army. --2. Capture of the Trains and the Battle of Appomattox Station. -- 3. Confederate Prepare for the Breakthrough.-- 4. The Army of the James Arrives on the Field. --5. The Confederates Fall Back. --6. General R.L. Walker' Artillery Disbands. --7. The Confederate Army Goes into Bivouac. --8 Bibliography Claims Commission: Appomattox Country. --Appendix 1-7. -- 9. Bibliography. -- About the author.