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Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America. Richmond was captured by the Union forces on April 2, 1865.
Richmond, Virginia
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Richmond Union Passenger Railway ended in 1949.
Richmond Union Passenger Railway was created in 1888.
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The Siege of Richmond was a long campaign that slowly choked off the Confederate capital. When the nearby city of Petersburg and its railway depot were finally taken by Union forces, the Confederate government began to collapse. General Lee had little choice but to surrender his large army, and this news caused the other large southern army under General Johnston to surrender just a few days later.
Ulysses Grant
Because Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy, and the seat of government.
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General Meade
Because the Southerners had to pass Richmond and burn the crops the Union could get.
The Union capital was Washington D.C. and the Confederate capital was Richmond, Virgina.