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Petersburg was a rail link to the Confederate capital.
The Confederates defended so fiercely Petersburg because that fortified town covered Richmond, their Capital city, its complex of military installation and industries and the strategic railroad net leading to the area Richmond-Petersburg, vital for the prosecution of the war.
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∙ 12y agoANSWER
To prevent the Union Army of the Potomac from cutting the vital railways that connected Richmond with the Carolinas and Georgia, which would have led to the encirclement, the direct investment of the Confederate Capital and the collapse of their Eastern Front.
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∙ 8y agoPetersburg was an important city for the Confederacy. It was south of Richmond and was an important railway hub and road avenue to help supply Richmond. Thus, it was vital to keep Petersburg from falling into the Union's hands.
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∙ 6y agoPetersburg was linked by roadways and railways to Richmond. Supplies flowed north from Petersburg to Richmond. Unable to break through Confederate entrenchments, General in Chief, US Grant put a siege on the city. For nine months the Southern fortifications worked.
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Where did the confederate army surrender to the union army?
The Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
Was Vicksburg and Petersburg part of the Battle of Gettysburg?
The answer is no. The Siege of Vicksburg was an important battle for control of the Mississippi River. Vicksburg was an important port a few miles inland, but By capturing the port, The Union could strike a devastating blow to Confederate international commerce and "blockade runners", as well as seriously interrupt any means of resupplying Confederate armies by river, Petersburg was an important rail junction which was vital to moving rations and ammunition to the beleaguered Confederate army now fighting General U.S. Grant. After Petersburg fell, Richmond became indefensible, and the Confederate capital quickly fell to Union forces. While both of these places were important, they had nothing to do with the Battle of Gettysburg.
Who is head of Confederate Army?
General Robert E. Lee this is not the same question as "what is the capital of the confederate army"
Siege of Petersburg?
The US Civil War Siege of Petersburg lasted from June 15, 1864 to April 2, 1865. Ulysses S. Grant's northern armies (the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James) launched nine offensives against Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and assorted troops from the Department of Southern Virginia and North Carolina. Lee's Confederate troops were defending the cities of Richmond and Petersburg.Richmond, as the capital of the Confederacy, was an incredibly important symbol of the Confederacy. Petersburg, 20 miles south, supplied Richmond through several railroads coming in from other parts of the South.Interestingly, the Siege of Petersburg was not a true siege because the Union army never completely encircled Lee's Confederates, who could and ultimately did leave to the west when Lee's lines were irreparably broken on April 2, 1865.Over 50,000 Union soldiers and 32,000 Confederate soldiers were casualties in the nine month campaign.
Who was the confederate army captains during the civil war?
There were too many Captains in the Confederate Army to list individually.
Why did the confederates defend Petersburg so Fiercly?
It was a rail link to the Confederate Capital.
When the confederate army invaded Pennsylvania who did the governor ask for help to defend his state?
When the confederate army invaded Pennsylvania who did the governor ask for help to defend his state
How many people were in the siege of petersburg?
Grant's Union Army employed about 125,000 men. Lee's Confederate Army employed about 60,000 men
What famous mission defend Anglo settlements and delayed the Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution?
the confederate big foot army
The official surrender of the confederate army under general Lee occured at?
Appomattox Court House, near Petersburg, Virginia.
Who was the confederate general of the battle of petersburg?
General Robert E. Lee was in overall command of the Confederate forces at the battle of Petersburg.
Why did the Confederate army begin to falter and eventually lose the battle in Petersburg Virginia?
It was due to an overload of the Confederacy's dwindling resources and a hard winter.
Why was the siege of petersburg important and what was the outcome?
The siege of Petersburg was important because Lee was pinned down to defend the fortified system Richmond-Petersburg and the vital railroads and communication lines which fed the Confederate Army of the Northern Virginia and Richmond with its industrial and military factories. Therefore, having lost his freedom of movement he was subjected to Grant's initiative in an endless war of attrition that was slowly leading to an inevitable collapse of his army, due to its inferior number and equipment, whose losses were getting more and more difficult to replace. The final loss of the Shenandoah Valley after the annihilation of Early's Confederate army further worsened the situation, making available Sheridan's Cavalry Corps for the set up of a powerful mobile force that was employed to outflank the Rebel defensive line southwest Petersburg and the consequent evacuation of both Richmond and Petersburg by Lee's army, on April 2,1865, after the battle of Five Forks, fought the day before.
Where did general lee lead the confederate army to?
By the time he was appointed General-in-Chief, he had nowhere to go. Grant had got him under siege at Petersburg, and he was running out of manpower. He led the Army of Northern Virginia to surrender at Appomattox.
Confederate army defeats a union army?
no the Union army defeats the confederate army
Did the battle of petersburg have any influence on the civil war?
ANSWER The decisive Union victory at Petersburg led to the collapse of the Confederate Eastern Front, the seize of Richmond and the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. The war was next to the end.
What did the confederate army have over the union army?
The confederate army had better generals
