Petersburg - Fort Stedman - The Beginning Of The End

Jim Klag

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March 25, 1865 - The Confederate assault upon and capture of Fort Stedman, led by Maj. Gen. John Brown Gordon, CSA, as Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, orders a surprise attack at 4:00 a.m. to force Lieut. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, to contract his siege line and protect his supply depot at City Point, VA. As the Confederates lack the initiative or manpower to press forward, the Federals regroup and counter attack, forcing the Confederates back to their original defensive lines. Total casualties approximate 5,500, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

 

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It was the end... Lee's AoV had lost its bite...
 

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This is the battle that showed Lee's AoNV had lost its punch...

 
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