Petersburg

=**Petersburg**=


 * Its was about 20 miles away from RIchmond.


 * The frist attack against Petersburg was unsuccessful for the Union.


 * Ulysses S. Grant and Meade ordered a general assault against Petersburg lines.


 * Robert E. Lee ordered the evacution of Petersburg and Richmond at night.


 * Grant was able to capture Petersburg which led to the fall of RIchmond, the capital of the Confederacy.



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