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The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region. Capturing this important transportation hub was key for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as it would isolate the Confederate capital and force Gen. Robert E. Lee to either evacuate Richmond or fight Grant's larger army on open ground. Although the Confederates held off the Federals in the Battle of Petersburg, Grant implemented a siege of the city that lasted for 2
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The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region. Capturing this important transportation hub was key for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as it would isolate the Confederate capital and force Gen. Robert E. Lee to either evacuate Richmond or fight Grant's larger army on open ground. Although the Confederates held off the Federals in the Battle of Petersburg, Grant implemented a siege of the city that lasted for 2
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The Siege of Petersburg lasted 292 days from June 15, 1864, to April 2, 1865, making it the longest siege in American military history. After failing to break through Confederate defenses in a series of initial assaults, Union General Ulysses S. Grant settled into a grinding campaign of attrition against General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The siege featured extensive trench warfare stretching nearly 40 miles around Petersburg, a critical railroad hub 23 miles south of Richmond. B
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The Siege of Petersburg lasted 292 days from June 15, 1864, to April 2, 1865, making it the longest siege in American military history. After failing to break through Confederate defenses in a series of initial assaults, Union General Ulysses S. Grant settled into a grinding campaign of attrition against General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The siege featured extensive trench warfare stretching nearly 40 miles around Petersburg, a critical railroad hub 23 miles south of Richmond. B
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