Ulysses S. Grant continues preparing to mount his spring offensive, unaware that Robert E. Lee is preparing to attack first.
Tag: Petersburg Campaign
The Lincolns Visit City Point
The Lincoln family braves a storm as they steam down the Virginia coast and arrive at the headquarters of Ulysses S. Grant to visit the Federal officers and troops laying siege to Petersburg and Richmond.
Now They Will Repent
Robert E. Lee faces dire circumstances as his Confederates are besieged at Petersburg. He approves a desperate plan for his army to break the Federal siege line east of Petersburg, thereby opening an escape route to the south.
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 Becomes General-in-Chief
Robert E. Lee issues his first order as the new general-in-chief of the Confederacy. This is intended to reduce President Jefferson Davis’s tendency to micromanage the military.
The Battle of Hatcher’s Run Ends
The fighting in the southwestern sector of the Petersburg lines ends inconclusively, which by this time means Federal victory because the dwindling Confederate Army of Northern Virginia can no longer afford to just hold off the enemy.