Surrenders of the Civil War
presented by Robert Dunkerly

Robert M. (Bert) Dunkerly is a historian, award-winning author, and speaker who is actively involved in historic preservation and research.  He holds a degree in History from St. Vincent College and a Masters in Historic Preservation from Middle Tennessee State University.  He has worked at fourteen historic sites, written over a dozen books, and numerous scholarly articles.  His research includes archaeology, colonial life, military history, and historic commemoration.  He is a past President of the Richmond Civil War Round Table, and serves on the Preservation Commission for the American Revolution Round Table-Richmond.  He has taught courses at Central Virginia Community College, the University of Richmond, and the Virginia Historical Society.  Dunkerly is currently a Park Ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park.  He has visited over 500 battlefields and over 1000 historic sites worldwide.  He enjoys exploring local bookstores, battlefields, and breweries, not necessarily in that order.

While Appomattox is the most famous surrender, it is also the least representative of how the war ended.  This talk will explore the other surrenders in North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Indian Territory.  Each unfolded differently with its own set of circumstances.  The closing of the war was a long, drawn out, and bitter process, not the neat ending we assume from Appomattox.