Battle

Second Battle of Petersburg

15 Jun 1864 – 18 Jun 1864 · 37.22° N, 77.38° W

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15 Jun 1864 – 18 Jun 1864
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Battle
Coordinates
37.22° N, 77.38° W
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1864 battle of the American Civil War

Second Battle of Petersburg

1864 battle of the American Civil War

The Second Battle of Petersburg, also known as the assault on Petersburg, was fought June 15–18, 1864, at the beginning of the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign. Union forces under Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George G. Meade attempted to capture Petersburg, Virginia, before General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia could reinforce the city.

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