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American Civil War

The Siege of Petersburg, a nine-month campaign of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Petersburg, Virginia, unsuccessfully and then constructed trench lines that eventually extended over 30 miles (48 km) from the eastern outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, to around the eastern and southern outskirts of Petersburg. Petersburg was crucial to the supply of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army and the Confederate capital of Richmond. Numerous raids were conducted and battles fought in attempts to cut off the railroad supply lines through Petersburg to Richmond, and many of these caused the lengthening of the trench lines, overloading dwindling Confederate resources. Petersburg, Virginia, USA, circa 1865. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images).
The Siege of Petersburg, a nine-month campaign of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Petersburg, Virginia, unsuccessfully and then constructed trench lines that eventually extended over 30 miles (48 km) from the eastern outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, to around the eastern and southern outskirts of Petersburg. Petersburg was crucial to the supply of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army and the Confederate capital of Richmond. Numerous raids were conducted and battles fought in attempts to cut off the railroad supply lines through Petersburg to Richmond, and many of these caused the lengthening of the trench lines, overloading dwindling Confederate resources. Petersburg, Virginia, USA, circa 1865. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images).
American Civil War
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January 01, 1865
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