Because the Southerners had to pass Richmond and burn the crops the Union could get.
It was burnerd.down
Early on in the US Civil War, the Union's plans to capture Richmond might have made the war shorter than it became. As efforts to accomplish this military operation faded, the fall of Richmond became less of a Union priority. Richmond fell in 1865. Even if did not surrender, the war was at a point where Southern military forces were weakened severely, so much so that Richmond was a non-factor in the opinion of many students of the war.
General Ulysses Simpson Grant led the Army of the Potomac.
battle of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate
Richmond,Virginia was the Capitol of the Confederacy.
Richmond,Virgina
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Richmond was captured on April 3rd, 1865 at 8 AM.
The US Civil War.
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Richmond, Virginia