Ulysses S. Grant orders Benjamin F. Butler’s Federals to capture Petersburg, the vital railroad city south of the Confederate capital of Richmond. Butler assembles his army and prepares to attack.
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I Hope God Almighty Will
Robert E. Lee finally discovers that Ulysses S. Grant’s Federals are crossing the James River to strike at Petersburg, south of Richmond. P.G.T. Beauregard hurries to assemble a makeshift Confederate force to defend the key city while waiting for Lee’s help.
The Battle of Petersburg
Benjamin F. Butler’s Federals advance on the nearly defenseless town of Petersburg, south of Richmond, Virginia. This marks a prime opportunity for the Federals to hasten the end of the war.