The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region. Capturing this important transportation hub was key for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as it would isolate the Confederate capital and force Gen. Robert E. Lee to either evacuate Richmond or fight Grant's larger army on open ground. Although the Confederates held off the Federals in the Battle of Petersburg, Grant implemented a siege of the city that lasted for 2

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#OnThisDay, July 30, 1864, The Battle of the Crater is fought outside Petersburg. The Union plan to detonate a mine filled with explosives underneath Confederate lines quickly turned into a disaster when Union troops were trapped within the Crater. A combination of untrained troops and absent commanders– notably Brig. Gen. James H. Ledlie, who was reported to be drunk during the battle and well behind the front line– contributed to the Confederate victory. Instead of ending the siege, both sides

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