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Event
The hard-fought campaign at the end of the American Civil War to seize Petersburg and its surrounding area to cripple remaining Southern logistics infrastructure and open the door to the Southern capital of Richmond, Virginia. The campaign is noted for its widespread use of trench warfare and concentrated artillery, a 19th century precursor to the type of fighting that would characterize the First World War.
filed under 1864
Runs throughAmerican Civil War