A report on Siege of Petersburg
Series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War.
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First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
7 linksMilitary unit fighting for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War.
Military unit fighting for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War.
In part or as a whole, the corps fought in nearly all of the major battles in the Eastern Theater, such as Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and the Siege of Petersburg.
Bushrod Johnson
6 linksConfederate general in the American Civil War and an officer in the United States Army.
Confederate general in the American Civil War and an officer in the United States Army.
He served under Robert E. Lee throughout the 10-month Siege of Petersburg, and surrendered with him at Appomattox.
James H. Ledlie
5 linksCivil engineer for American railroads and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Civil engineer for American railroads and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
He is best known for his dereliction of duty at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg.
Hopewell, Virginia
4 linksIndependent city surrounded by Prince George County and the Appomattox River in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Independent city surrounded by Prince George County and the Appomattox River in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
During the American Civil War, Union General Ulysses S. Grant used City Point as his headquarters during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864 and 1865.
Ambrose Burnside
13 linksAmerican army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
After North Anna and Cold Harbor, he took his place in the siege lines at Petersburg.
Appomattox Manor
2 linksFormer plantation house in Hopewell, Virginia, United States.
Former plantation house in Hopewell, Virginia, United States.
It is best known as the Union headquarters during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864–65.
George Pickett
15 linksCareer United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
His division participated in the Siege of Petersburg.
Robert Sanford Foster
3 linksAmerican officer.
American officer.
He played a prominent role in the Siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign.
P. G. T. Beauregard
9 linksConfederate general officer of Louisiana Creole descent who started the American Civil War by leading the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.
Confederate general officer of Louisiana Creole descent who started the American Civil War by leading the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.
Beauregard continued commanding the defenses of Petersburg in the early days of the siege, but with the loss of the Weldon Railroad in the Battle of Globe Tavern (August 18–21), he was criticized for not attacking more forcefully and he became dissatisfied with the command arrangements under Lee.
X Corps (Union Army)
6 linksCorps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
It served during operations in South Carolina in the Department of the South, and later in Benjamin Butler's Army of the James, during the Bermuda Hundred and Petersburg Campaigns.