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Siege of Petersburg
The Siege of Petersburg refers to a group of battles that took place from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia. Ask questions about these famous US Civil War battles here.
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Did the battle of petersburg have any influence on the civil war?
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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.
How many soldiers died in the siege of petersburg?
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Union= 8150 casualties
Confederate= 3236 casualties
What was the cause of the petersburg cilver war?
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From June 12 up to June 14, 1864, by means of a feint towards Richmond, carried on by the V Corps and Wilson's cavalry division , which crossed over the Chickahominy River, Grant managed to make the bulk of his army cross over unopposed both the Chickahominy and the James Rivers, deploying his units for the investment of Petersburg, south of the James.
B) Lee, cheated by Grant's manoeuvre, make the Confederate Army cross the Chickahominy River and deploy about 10 kilometers north of the James, facing east, to cover Richmond. Petersburg would have been immediately taken by assault by the Union Army had the Federals carried the action energetically. That would have probably shortened the duration of the war, due to the inadequate number of Confederate troops manning the defensive line.
But it was not to be due to the excessive caution with which the attackers were advancing, thus allowing the enemy commander General Beauregard to rush reinforcements to the positions, succeeding in preventing the deadly threat.
That led to stabilize the tactical situation and gave the start to a regular siege of Petersburg and to a consequent war of position characterized by a slow, slight but continuous lengthening of the entrenchments south and then westward:
the Northerners attempting to outflank the enemy defense system and aiming to interrupt the vital railroads securing the flux of supply, indispensable to maintain the Confederates' war effort;
the Southerners managing to stop the menace, extending their net of entrenchments.
Every prolongation of the entrenchment was marked by violent fighting or local battles which cost heavy casualties to both sides, with but no decisive outcome.
Where was the longest siege of war in the civil war?
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Petersburg - June 1864 to April 1865.
Who fought in the battle of petersburg?
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The Union armies of the James and the Potomac under the overall command of Grant end the Confederate Army of the Northern Virginia, under the overll command of Lee.
Battle of petersburg?
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The battle of Peters burg was one of the last battles of the Civil War. Neither the North or the South won.
What was the battle of petersburg?
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The Battle, or better said the Siege of Petersburg was mainly a trench warfare and a war of attrition.
What body of water did the troops cross to get to the Siege of Petersburg during the Civil War?
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The James River
What two battles proved to be the undoing of lees attempt to protect Richmond in the latter days of the US Civil War?
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1 - The Battle of Fort Stedman of March 25,1865, that was the last attempt to break through the Federal Lines east of Petersburg.
2 - The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House of March 31, 1865, when Pickett's Units of cavalry and infantry drove back Sheridan Army from Five Forks up to Dinwiddie but were not able to defeat the Federals, who, after a day long combat fought back, supported by the Fifth Corps lead by Gen. Warren.
The Confederates were then forced to retreat to the position of Five Forks.
Why did the Confederate army defend Petersburg?
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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.
What does laid siege mean?
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The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it. This is in hopes of having the opponent surrender, as their resources wane.
The outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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The Confederate Army never went North again.
Siege of Petersburg?
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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.
Why was the Confederate capital so close to Washington?
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Because, after the State of Virginia seceded on April 17, 1861, the Confederate Congress decided to transfer the Capital of the Confederacy from Montgomery to Richmond, Virginia's capital, to pay homage to the most illustrious Republic of the South, which became the symbol of the southern will to achieve its independence.
What route did the union and confederate troops follow from the battle of the wilderness to the siege of petersburg?
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Spotsylvania and Coldharbour.
What is the date of the seven days battle?
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The Seven Days Battle was fought from June 25 through July 1, 1862.
What was the purpose of the Union siege of Petersburg?
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In order to capture the Confederate capital city of Richmond, Grant wanted to cut the railway supply line that ran from Petersburg Virginia, north to Richmond. So far repeated Union attempts to take Richmond had failed. At least three or more Union tries at this goal were repulsed. Both Richmond & Petersburg we well fortified. Since attacking Petersburg seemed impossible with Confederate General Lee commanding the defence of both cities, Grant decided to lay siege to Petersburg in order to hope for a surrender. Almost 10 months passed before the siege succeeded. Because of the length of the siege, Lee had no choice but to withdraw from both Richmond & Petersburg. Grant cut the supply lines to Richmond. With Lee gone Grant;s forces were finally able to take Richmond. Lincoln, who had waited years to have this done, paid a visit to the captured city.
Who was the founder of petersburg?
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The founder of St Petersberg was the Emperor Peter the Great.
St Petersberg was founded on May 27th 1703.
Robert E. Lee was victorious at what harbor?
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Cold Harbor, Virginia. Grant threw several frontal assaults at Lee's well entrenched forces, and was thrown back with great slaughter.
