格兰特于1865年4月2日攻击维吉尼亚州的彼得斯堡 (Petersburg)

1865年4月2日星期日的早晨7点，尤利塞斯·格兰特 (Ulysses S. Grant) 将军的军队攻击了位于维吉尼亚州彼得斯堡的南方联盟 阵线。在午后时分，南方联盟军队已经开始撤退。这场胜利对联邦政府来说是相当重要的，因为这代表着北方25英里处的南方联盟首都李其蒙 (Richmond) 也将面临败亡。这场胜利也进一步代表内战即将退出。不过，这场胜利虽然来得很快，但双方也都有死伤损失。


At approximately 7 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, 1865, Ulysses S. Grant's Union army attacked Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia. By mid-afternoon, Confederate troops had begun to evacuate the town. This victory was important for the Union; it ensured the fall of Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, located just 25 miles north of Petersburg, which in turn led to the end of the Civil War. As in most cases with war, this victory did not occur overnight or without loss.

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