The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg
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The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg

March 29 - April 1, 1865

  1. 264 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg

March 29 - April 1, 1865

About this book

The wide-ranging and largely ignored operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting began in June of 1864, when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series of attacks against a thinly
defended city. The fighting ended nine long months later in the first days of April of 1865. The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg, March 29 – April 2, 1865, includes the final major operation that turned Lee’s right flank, cut his final railroad lifeline, and resulted in the loss of Petersburg and Richmond. In addition to original maps and photos, this book includes a complete chapter on the April 1 VI Corps “Breakthrough” and a special postscript by historian Chris Calkins on the retreat to Appomattox.

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Yes, you can access The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg by Edwin C. Bearss,Bryce Suderow in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & American Civil War History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Savas Beatie
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781611212181
Topic
History
Subtopic
American Civil War History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Coverpage
  2. Titlepage
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Maps
  7. Introduction
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1: Prelude to the Five Forks Campaign Battle of Lewis Farm (Quaker Road), March 29-30, 1865
  10. Chapter 2: The Five Forks Campaign The Battles of Dinwiddie Court House and White Oak Road March 30-31, 1865
  11. Chapter 3: The Five Forks Campaign The Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865
  12. Chapter 4: The VI Corps Scores a Breakthrough, April 2, 1865
  13. Postscript: The Retreat to Appomattox April 2-9, 1865 (by Chris Calkins)