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It took General Grant nearly two years to take Richmond after being given control of the eastern armies in the late summer of 1863. Grant's forces faced tremendous costs and setbacks in the journey of only about 150 miles from the Potomac to Richmond. This series of horrible, costly, slow-moving battles set an example for World War I, with trench warfare, long-range artillery, set battle lines, mass casualties, and more.

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