Joshua Lindamood — April 6, 1865: Black Thursday
Join us on October 8, 2026, as historian and battlefield preservationist Joshua Lindamood examines "Black Thursday"—the catastrophic April 6, 1865 Battle of Sailor’s Creek that shattered Robert E. Lee's retreating army. Drawing on his expertise at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park, Lindamood explores the fierce fighting and critical decisions that led Lee to despairingly ask, "Has the army dissolved?" Discover how this decisive defeat crippled Confederate forces and led directly to the surrender at Appomattox Court House just three days later.

