General deKalb 's forces took almost a month to descend the Chesapeake Bay .
General deKalb 's forces did not arrive in Petersburg , Virginia , until the middle of June , almost a month after Lincoln had surrendered his army .
General deKalb 's forces took almost a month to descend the Chesapeake Bay and did not arrive in Petersburg , Virginia , until the middle of June , almost a month after Lincoln had surrendered his army .