Siege of Petersburg

The Siege of Petersburg occurred from June 15-18 1864. However, it was actually a series of battles fought around Petersburg from 9 June 1864 to March 25, 1865. This was to be a evolving era for the military, society and how the two would affect each other. During this era, new tactics and strategies would be tried, changed and adopted throughout future wars while others would fail miserably. Your position in society would usually dictate your position on the battlefield. Even though your position

is comprised of 11 states that seceded from the Union (452). During the bloody 4 year war there were numerous battles fought. Out of the countless battles that were fought, I believe that the battle of Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, & the Siege of Petersburg are the most important battles that led to the outcome of war. The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862 on Washington county near Sharpsburg, Maryland (Battle of Antietam). The generals of the battle were General George B. McClellan

Throughout the history of warfare from the medieval times to present day, explosives have been used as an Offensive and Defensive weapon. When a castle or army was under siege the attacking army would surround the objective and cut off all supply lines and try to starve the enemy into submission. With the invention of gunpowder it made the siege obsolete. This was empowered by the cannon and other forms of field artillery, which allowed the objective to be overthrown quickly. Military grade explosives are

feelings by supplying the reader with an abundance of quotes that contain complaints over the quality and quantity of rations. One in particular complains of, “pickled beef,” which he said could just as easily be dog instead of beef (258). During this siege the once confident Army of Northern Virginia no longer predicted a quick end of the war. The soldiers echoed an uncertainty for when the war would end while expressing a desire for it to be soon. Power depicts a descriptive picture of the life of the

In the mining world, there are three different types of tunnels. There are rudimentary, interconnecting, and sophisticated but this paper will only focus on the structure and building of sophisticated tunnels. Some features of a sophisticated tunnel are that it reach as deep as seventy feet underground and tall and wide enough for an adult to walk through or for a mine cart to be pushed through. When building these sophisticated tunnels, first the earth is chipped away by handheld electric spades

Introduction The Battle of the Crater was supposed to be an unexpected attempt by Union forces to break through the Confederate defenses south of a critical hub near Petersburg, Virginia. The battle took place on the morning of July 30 1864, and consisted of 16,500 IX Corps Union soldiers and approximately 9,500 Confederate soldiers.1 Ambrose E. Burnside lead the IX Corps soldiers but overall command of the Union soldiers known as Grant’s Army of the Potomac was by General

2, the army of the rebels began at Fort Mahone, one of the strongest forts the army had, and then were attacked and forced to retreat once again. By the end of the day, the army had traveled to Petersburg. On April 3, the confederates began at Fort Gilmer and by the end of the day had traveled to Petersburg. On April 4, Robert E. Lee, the leader of the rebels, begins at Goode’s

What does it really mean to be a true hero? A hero does not need to be famous and wear a cape, a hero can be anyone, but for anyone to be a hero they must act like a true hero. A hero can be anyone from a girl, boy, sometimes society even identifies animals as heroes. A hero can be literally anything, but that does not make everyone a hero. If someone were to be a hero for fame, then they would not be a true-hearted hero. Heroes do not need to be a well-known person in the world. They can be a

Nine Months Siege Picture a scene of complete and utter chaos, a scene of terror and fear. Now imagine that you are in the thick of it, except that scene is the Siege of Petersburg. Around you are the sounds of muskets firing, hundreds at a time, their smoke clouding your vision, the smell of burning gunpowder filling the air, and the boom of artillery as it reigns down around you. You are a Confederate soldier hiding behind the fortifications of

In the Civil War, there were many turning points that are worth mentioning. However, the Battle of Petersburg is one that is often left unmentioned. The reason for this being that it was a short period of being a deadlock where neither side, the Confederate nor the Union side, were accomplishing exactly what they had originally set out to do. This was one of the final battles of the American Civil War. The battle was between two of the greatest generals in U.S. History, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert