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9781612347394
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The Battle of Petersburg was the culmination of the Virginia Overland campaign, which pitted the Army of the Potomac, led by Ulysses S. Grant and George Gordon Meade, against Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. In spite of having outmaneuvered Lee, after three days of battle in which the Confederates at Petersburg were severely outnumbered, Union forces failed to take the city, and their final, futile attack on the fourth day only added to already staggering casualties. By holding Petersburg against great odds, the Confederacy arguably won its last great strategic victory of the
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. From the Rapidan to the Chickahominy -- 2. From the Chickahominy to the James -- 3. Day One -- 4. Day Two -- 5. Day Three -- 6. Day Four -- 7. Ten Months at Petersburg -- 8. Civil War Memory and the Battle of Petersburg -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Sean Michael Chick
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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From the Rapidan to the Chickahominy: March 10-June 3, 1864From the Chickahominy to the James: June 4-14, 1864 -- Day one: Wednesday, June 15, 1864 -- Day two: Thursday, June 16, 1864 -- Day three: Friday, June 17, 1864 -- Day four: Saturday, June 18, 1864 -- Ten months at Petersburg: June 19, 1864-April 26, 1865 -- Civil War memory and the Battle of Petersburg.
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ISBN 1612347126
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ISBN 1612347371
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ISBN 161234738X
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ISBN 9781612347394
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ISBN 9781612347127
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ISBN 9781612347370
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ISBN 9781612347387
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864
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