Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia sustains its worst defeat of the war while trying to elude Federal pursuers west of Richmond.
Tag: Army of Northern Virginia
The Most Cruel Marching Order
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army reaches Amelia Court House, but Federal forces closing in on them means they have no time for rest.
The Amelia Campaign
As Federals capture Petersburg and Richmond, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army escapes across the Appomattox River. The Confederate lines finally broke after nearly 10 months of trench warfare, but Lee’s forces are not yet conquered.
Now the Nightmare is Gone
As Federal troops continue pouring into Petersburg, Abraham Lincoln enters the captured city as Ulysses S. Grant makes plans to capture Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army.
The Devil Was Loosed
As Federal forces enter Petersburg, the fall of the Confederate capital of Richmond is imminent.
The Fall of Petersburg
Federal troops finally break the Confederate defenses and conquer Petersburg, Virginia, after nine grueling months of siege warfare.