Historical Events
Battle of Petersburg
1864-06-15 Battle of Petersburg begins as General Ulysses S. Grant assaults the Confederate line at the important Southern rail center of Petersburg
- 1864-06-18 Siege of Petersburg: Ulysses S. Grant ends four days of assaults and begins a nine month siege
- 1864-06-25 Battle of Petersburg: Union forces begin digging tunnels under Confederate lines
Siege of Petersburg
1864-07-30 US Civil War, Siege of Petersburg: Union General Ambrose Burnside fails in an attack on Petersburg, Virginia, in the Battle of the Crater
- 1864-08-18 Battle of Petersburg: Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of a 3 day battle
- 1864-08-25 Battle of Petersburg: Battle of Ream's Station
- 1865-03-25 Battle of Petersburg: Confederate forces launch an unsuccessful counterattack on Fort Stedman
- 1865-04-02 Battle of Petersburg ends as the Army of Northern Virginia is forced to retreat under heavy fire from a general Union offensive
James Longstreet
John Singleton Mosby
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Ambrose Burnside
David Farragut
Gordon Granger