FTP, name this campaign during which Grant finally broke Lee's lines on April 2, 1865, leading directly to the fall of Richmond and the surrender at Appomatox.
Confederate general Beauregard was a hero of the early assaults, holding his lines against the more numerous Union troops until the arrival of reinforcements led by Lee. A siege ensued during which Union generals Meade and Grant threw increasing forces against the more than twenty miles of Confederate trenches. A huge mine exploded on July 30, 1864 by the Federals in a tunnel under the city's defenses failed to breach the Confederate line. FTP, name this campaign during which Grant finally broke Lee's lines on April 2, 1865, leading directly to the fall of Richmond and the surrender at Appomatox.
Confederate general Beauregard was a hero of the early assaults, holding his lines against the more numerous Union troops until the arrival of reinforcements led by Lee.
Petersburg Campaign