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Why did grant put the city of petersburgh under siege?
In order that he could capture the city of Richmond VA
Grant's successful strategy for taking Vicksburg involved?
He employed a strategy known as a "siege" to capture the city of Vicksburg.
How did general Lee prevent union forces from taking Richmond?
By defending Petersburg throughout a nine-month siege.
To surround with enemy forces and cut off supplies in an attempt to capture a city is called?
To surround with enemy forces and cut off supplies in an attempt to capture a city is called a siege.
When did the Siege of Petersburg end?
It actually ended April 2nd. Not 3rd. The Siege of Petersburg ended in the early morning hours of April 3, 1865 with the capture of Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. Union forces had finally broken through the Confederate entrenchments southwest of Petersburg on April 2, 1865, but fierce Confederate resistance at Fort Gregg prevented the fall of the city until the early morning of April 3.
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