Petersburg - It was in this area that the Union army launched an assault on April 2, 1865 and broke through the Confederate lines which was a major contributing factor in General Lee pulling out of Petersburg and abandoning his lines here. General Lee surrendered to General Grant exactly one week after this battle.

It was in this area that the Union army launched an assault on April 2, 1865 and broke through the Confederate lines which was a major contributing factor in General Lee pulling out of Petersburg and abandoning his lines here. General Lee surrendered to General Grant exactly one week after this battle.