After suffering his worst defeat, Robert E. Lee embarks on the final campaign of his military career.
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Grant’s Spring Offensive Takes Shape
Ulysses S. Grant continues preparing to launch the spring offensive, which involves movement in all major theaters of operations in a final push to end the war.
Lee Proposes a Military Convention
Robert E. Lee proposes to meet with Ulysses S. Grant to discuss the possibility of “a satisfactory adjustment of the present unhappy difficulties by means of a military convention…”
The Battles of Fair Oaks and Hatcher’s Run
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal forces move to assault both ends of the Confederate siege line stretching from Richmond to Petersburg.
The Battle of the Wilderness: Day Two
Fighting rages a second day in the Wilderness as Ulysses S. Grant learns that Robert E. Lee would not be an easy foe to overcome.
Everything Indicates a Concentrated Attack
Robert E. Lee prepares his Confederate Army of Northern Virginia for active operations against the new Federal general-in-chief, Ulysses S. Grant. Despite being outnumbered and short on supplies, Lee looks to seize the initiative by meeting the Federal Army of the Potomac as soon as it crosses the Rapidan River.