Project Gutenberg 2016-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 155 Lykes, Richard Wayne 75611401 Campaign for Petersburg E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Campaign for Petersburg" by Richard Wayne Lykes is a historical account written in the late 20th century, specifically in the 1970s. This book focuses on the military campaign surrounding Petersburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War. It delves into the strategic importance of Petersburg as a key transportation center and its significance in the broader conflict between the Union and the Confederacy. The narrative follows Major General Ulysses S. Grant's efforts to capture Petersburg and ultimately Richmond, the Confederate capital, as the war reaches its climax in 1864-1865. Lykes details the intense battles, including the failed assaults and subsequent siege that lasted for ten months, highlighting key events such as the Battle of the Crater and the eventual fall of both Petersburg and Richmond. Through analysis of military strategies and accounts of soldier experiences, the book illustrates the relentless attrition that characterized this crucial campaign, culminating in the surrender of the Confederate Army and the end of the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865 Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 147323 2025-06-21T06:50:27.204985 text/html 118977 2024-10-23T00:57:42 text/html 7458037 2025-06-21T06:50:35.066956 application/epub+zip 7460888 2025-06-21T06:50:30.569974 application/epub+zip 102326 2025-06-21T06:50:28.574956 application/epub+zip 7515006 2025-06-21T06:50:37.704971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7494012 2025-06-21T06:50:33.291965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143173 2022-09-24T00:44:06.201918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113721 2025-06-21T06:50:26.294014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93878 2024-10-23T00:57:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15846 2025-06-21T06:50:37.869930 application/rdf+xml 24323 2025-06-21T06:50:28.679983 image/jpeg 4110 2025-06-21T06:50:28.626959 image/jpeg 6875535 2025-06-21T06:50:27.397990 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog