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Petersburg National Military Park, Virginia

Petersburg National Military Park, Virginia

by Richard Wayne Lykes

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About this eBook

Author
Lykes, Richard Wayne
Credits
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)
Subject
Petersburg National Battlefield (Va.)
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 58588
Release Date
January 1, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.PETERSBURG National Military Park, Virginia
  2. 2.Contents
  3. 3.TABLE OF EVENTS — I. Events in 1864 Preceding the Campaign — II. Events in 1864 During the Campaign — III. Events in 1865 During the Campaign
  4. 4.The Union Strategy of 1864
  5. 5.The Strategic Importance of Petersburg
  6. 6.The Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864
  7. 7.First Union Attempt on the Weldon Railroad
  8. 8.The Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864
  9. 9.The Fight for the Weldon Railroad
  10. 10.Union Encirclement Continues
  11. 11.The South Strikes Back—The Battle of Fort Stedman
  12. 12.THE PETERSBURG CAMPAIGN
  13. 13.Union Encirclement Becomes a Reality
  14. 14.The Fall of the City
  15. 15.Guide to the Area
  16. 16.How To Reach the Park
  17. 17.Administration
  18. 18.Related Areas
  19. 19.Visitor Facilities — NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES
  20. 20.Transcriber’s Notes

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