Lee chose to withdraw from Petersburg in order to meet up with General Joseph Johnson. However, General George Meade of the Union Army intercepted the column and Richmond soon fell. This led to the surrender at Appomattox not long after.
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General Robert E. Lee was in overall command of the Confederate forces at the battle of Petersburg.
Petersburg
The Siege of Petersburg was a decisive Yankee victory and sent General Lee into hiding. This battle lasted 10 months.
Appomattox Court House, near Petersburg, Virginia
He was surrounded on three sides by Grant.