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Who were the union leaders at the battle of Richmond?
General Meade
What union troops failed to capture Richmond in 1862?
McClellan's
What confederate capitol city surrendered to union forces April 2 1865?
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America. Richmond was captured by the Union forces on April 2, 1865.
What was the capital of the confederacy after all the southern states had left the union?
Richmond, Virginia
What was the goal of union general mcdowells first march was to take over what?
Richmond,VA
When was Richmond Union Passenger Railway created?
Richmond Union Passenger Railway was created in 1888.
When did Richmond Union Passenger Railway end?
Richmond Union Passenger Railway ended in 1949.
Who won the Richmond Campaign?
The Union!
Where was the union stronghold in Virginia?
richmond
Who was the union general at Richmond?
Ulysses Grant
What effect did the battle at Richmond have on the confederate?
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.
Why did the union want to capture Richmond Virginia?
Because Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy, and the seat of government.
What fighting saved Richmond from capture by the union?
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Who were the union leaders at the battle of Richmond?
General Meade
What battle saved Richmond from the capture by the union?
Petersburg
Why was the fall of Richmond not the end of the civil war?
Because the Southerners had to pass Richmond and burn the crops the Union could get.
Where were the union and confederate capitals?
The Union capital was Washington D.C. and the Confederate capital was Richmond, Virgina.
