Petersburg 1864–65: The longest siege (Campaign)

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In 1864, Petersburg, Virginia become the setting for one of the crucial last great campaigns of the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the longest siege in American History. After his failure to capture Richmond within the Spring, General Ulysses S. Grant determined to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by surrounding town of Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee’s supply lines.

The ensuing siege would carry on for just about ten months, involve 160,000 soldiers, and notice a variety of pitched battles including the Battle of the Crater, Reams Station, Hatcher’s Run, and White Oak Road. But around these battles were long days of living in trenches, enduring poor diet and winter weather, and suffering constant artillery bombardment. In April of 1865, Grant ordered a sweeping offensive against the beleaguered Confederates, which broke Lee’s right flank and compelled him to retreat to Appomattox Court House, where he surrendered a week later.

Written by an expert at the American Civil War, this book examines the last clash between the armies of U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.

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