Ulysses S. Grant grows increasingly dissatisfied with the performance of Benjamin F. Butler, whose feud with William F. “Baldy” Smith ends with the dismissal of Smith from the Federal army.
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The Second Battle of Petersburg: Day Two
Federals launch renewed attacks on the vital railroad city of Petersburg, while Confederates scramble to strengthen the defenses outside town.
The Second Battle of Petersburg
Some 10,000 Federal troops advance on just 2,200 Confederates defending the vital transportation center of Petersburg, south of Richmond. This becomes one of the Federals’ greatest opportunities to destroy the Confederates in Virginia and win the war.
Grant and Lee Shift Toward Cold Harbor
Robert E. Lee learns that Ulysses S. Grant plans to move his Federals southeast once more, this time to Old Cold Harbor.
The Second Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
P.G.T. Beauregard launches a Confederate attack on Benjamin F. Butler’s Federals as they timidly approach Richmond from the south.
The James River Campaign Begins
Another front opens in Virginia, as Benjamin F. Butler’s Federal Army of the James boards transports at Yorktown to move up the James River and cut the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad.