American Civil War · BATTLE SITE ·
Siege of Petersburg (1864–65)
On the American Civil War map as “Petersburg”
Jun 1864–Apr 1865 — Nine months of trenches, mortars, and a mine that becomes the Crater fiasco, while Grant strangles Richmond’s railroads one by one. When the line snaps on 2 April, the Confederacy has a week to live.
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- Overland and Atlanta campaigns (chapter 9 of American Civil War)
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- The American Civil War, 1840–1877
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