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What was the name of the capital for the confederates?
It the thing of the thing on Europe The Confederates had three capitals. Their first capital city was Montgomery, Alabama, the second was Richmond, Virginia, and the third was Danville, Virginia.
Where did lee's finally surrender take place?
Appomattox Court House, after the Confederates abandoned Petersburg and Richmond.
What city did the confederates surrendered?
New Orleans. Nashville. Chattanooga. Atlanta. Mobile. Columbia SC. Richmond VA.
When was the Richmond battle fought?
The Battle of Richmond was a battle during the Civil War in the United States, fought in August 29 of 1862 and lasting into the 30th. This battle was won by the Confederates, under Major General Edmund Kirby Smith.
Why would the union want to capture Richmond?
Because Richmond was the capitol of the Confederate States of America, where the Confederate leaders were all located. Only miles form Washington DC, capturing the confederate leadership would disrupt all elements of the confederates operations.
Why did the union army burn Richmond Va?
They did not burn it....the Confederates did it.
Where was the confederates capital?
The Confederate capital was Richmond, Virginia.
Where did the south surrender to end the civil?
in Richmond Virginia. the confederates capital.
What weapons did the confederates have?
anything from pistols to an 1861 Richmond Rifle Musket
Site of Grant's bloody attacks on the Confederates near Richmond in 1864?
The Wilderness
Site of Grant's bloody attacks on Confederates near Richmond in 1864?
The Wilderness.
Site of one of grant's bloody battles with the confederates near Richmond?
The Wilderness
Site of one of grant's bloodiest battles with the confederates near Richmond?
Coldharbour.
What cities capture was the final confederate loss before General Lee was forced to surrender?
Not really a city. It was Petersburg. But it was the last point of protection in front of Richmond, Virginia. By the time Lee surrendered, the Confederates were burning the cotton that lay in the streets of Richmond. This was what caused the city to burn down.
What year was the battle of Richmond?
There was no Battle of Richmond. In the spring of 1862, the Union armies were almost in the suburbs of Richmond, from where they were promptly dislodged by Robert E. Lee. The siege of Petersburg (where the Confederates were defending Richmond) ended in March 1865, when Lee tried to escape to the West. The remaining Confederates fled the capital, burning many bales of cotton as they went.
Site of one of Grant's bloody battles with the Confederates near Richmond in 1864?
Battle of Antietam
What was the confederate capitol for most of the war?
Richmond, Virgina was the confederates capital during the Civil War.
