Author: Trudeau, Noah Andre,
Title: The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia June 1864-April 1865.
Description: Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University, (1991). 2nd ptg. VG PB. Only full length treatment of the most extensive military operation of the Civil War, the siege of Petersburg, which by. its bloody end had added more than 20,000 casualties to the war's total. Beacause it lay stride 5 major railroad lines that supplied Richmond, the Confederate capital, Petersburg, was key to the war effort in the East. General Grant fixed his sights on the capture of the city, as was his confederate counter, General Lee. Trudeau's compelling account of the siege is told largely through the words of th men and women who were there, including officers, common soldiers, and the town's citizens. What emerges is an epic story rich in human incident and adventure. Slight edge wear.

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