num_pages: 512
description: On to Petersburg is the final book in Gordon Rheas five-volume history of the Overland Campaign a series of Civil War battles fought between Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in southeastern Virginia in the spring and summer of 1864. Having previously covered the campaign in; The Battle of the Wilderness May 56 1864; The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 712 1864; To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee May 1325 1864; and Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26  June 3 1864 Rhea concludes his series with a comprehensive account of the last twelve days of the campaign which concluded with the beginning of the siege of Petersburg. Like the four volumes that preceded it On to Petersburg represents decades of research and scholarship and will stand as the most authoritative history of the final battles in the campaign.
language: English
title: On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864
publisher: LSU Press