Title: Petersburg 1864-65
Subtitle: the longest siege
First published: 2009
Description: Details the actions of the siege of Petersburg, Virginia-- the last clash between the armies of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. The ensuing siege would carry on for nearly ten months, involve 160,000 soldiers, and see a number of pitched battles including the Battle of the Crater, Reams Station, Hatcher's Run, and White Oak Road. Concludes with a brief snapshot of the Petersburg National Battlefield is given as it exists today.
Subjects: Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864, History, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns
Places: Petersburg (Va.)
Time periods: Siege, 1864-1865
LC classification: E476.93 .F54 2009