Death, Disease, and Life at War by Christopher Loperfido

Author:Christopher Loperfido
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
ISBN: 9781785707490
Publisher: Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Published: 2017-07-19T04:00:00+00:00

The siege of Petersburg began in mid-June 1864 after a series of bungled Union attacks that should have captured the lightly defended city failed. Once Lee’s army rushed south of the James River and into defenses, however, it was no longer possible to quickly take the vital rail and production center. Grant settled into a methodical siege, long lines of trenches sprang up, and both Richmond and Petersburg became locked into a siege-style combat that would not end until April 1865.

“The Surgeon at Work in the Rear During an Engagement” by Winslow Homer. Harper’s Weekly

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