On November 2, 2024, APPS Chief Historian Patrick Schroeder led dozens of people over the grounds of Appomattox Station and the surrounding area, bringing to life the events of April 8, 1865 and the pivotal role the oft-overlooked three-hour Battle of Appomattox Station played in the ultimate conclusion of the Appomattox Campaign, where courageous Federal Cavalrymen squared off against determined Confederate Artillerymen in the waning hours of the War in Virginia . Stops included the battlefield at Appomattox Station, a pristine 46-acre tract preserved by the American Battlefield Trust and entrusted to APPS, Red Field, the home of George Abbitt, Sr. that was used as a field hospital, Red Oak Church, where more than 50 Confederate Cannon escaped the onslaught and disbanded, and the Robertson House site, which saw the last shots fired and the last casualties of the Appomattox campaign to fall.

An After-Action Report will follow in the coming days.