Commemoration pre-dawn tour of the Breakthrough at Petersburg
On April 2, 1865 in the early morning mist, General Grant gave the order for the Union army to advance on the Confederate defenses at Petersburg. In the assault of more than 14,000 Union soldiers, General Lee’s lines of defense were broken, forcing the Confederate army to evacuate Petersburg and Richmond. Join Pamplin Historical Park […]
On April 2, 1865 in the early morning mist, General Grant gave the order for the Union army to advance on the Confederate defenses at Petersburg. In the assault of more than 14,000 Union soldiers, General Lee’s lines of defense were broken, forcing the Confederate army to evacuate Petersburg and Richmond. Join Pamplin Historical Park historians as they lead you across the Breakthrough Battlefield and share the events that ended the longest siege in American military history.
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