CWSAC Battle Summaries

Brief summary of the battle. Sponsored by Sponsored by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission.

Grant's Headquarters at City Point

The hub of activity, with tons of supplies arriving daily.

Petersburg National Battlefield

From the National Park Service, this site includes information on the individual battles. Includes many maps.

Chronology of the Siege of Petersburg

From the failure of Baldy Smith to take the city in June of 1864 to its fall on April 2, 1865.

Actions of the Siege

Detailed information on a number of the individual battles that constituted the siege.

Siege of Petersburg, from Wikipedia

Many details and maps.

CWSAC Battle Summaries, the Crater

Brief summary of the battle. Sponsored by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission.

Chapter 56, Petersburg, from the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

From the left flank movement across the Chickahominy and James to the investment of Petersburg.

Chapter 57, Railroad Raids and the Crater, from the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Raid on the Virginia Central Railroad, capture of the Weldon Railroade and the explosion of the mine at Petersburg.

Chapter 65, Capture of Petersburg, Capture of Richmond, from the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Exciting description of the closing days of the war and of Lincoln's visit to Petersburg.

Petersburg, Virginia, American Civil War, June 9, 1864.

Brief overview with statistics on forces engaged and casualties.

Grant in the Field, Near the End of the War

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