Campaign For Petersburg-Richard Wayne Lykes

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg · Nov 10, 2026 · 1h 22m

Campaign For Petersburg by Richard Wayne Lykes.

In the American Civil War the Union victory in the ten-month campaign for the city of Petersburg, Virginia (June 1864-March 1865), led directly to the surrender of the Confederacy within two weeks. This 1970 National Park Service booklet tells the story of the campaign. It focuses on the meaning of the campaign and the experience of the soldiers of both sides, with a minimum of references to military units.

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