Walter Coffey's Blog, page 7

The Battle of Five Forks

Federals rout an isolated Confederate force southwest of Petersburg. This begins the campaign to end the war in Virginia.Continue reading

Dinwiddie Court House and the White Oak Road

Confederates repel a Federal advance in the southwestern sector of the Petersburg siege lines, but the Federals will not be denied for long.Continue reading

Ready to Go Smashing Things

Robert E. Lee plans a Confederate assault, while Philip Sheridan pleads with the Federal high command to launch an attack of his own.Continue reading

I Feel Like Ending the Matter

Federal forces led by Philip Sheridan prepare for a significant offensive against Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army outside Petersburg that Ulysses S. Grant hopes will end the war.Continue reading

The Petersburg Offensive Begins

Ulysses S. Grant’s Federals start moving to launch their massive spring effort to cut the last supply lines into Petersburg and Richmond and starve Robert E. Lee’s Confederates into submission.Continue reading

Grant Makes Final Preparations

Federal forces prepare to move west, around the Confederate right flank southwest of Petersburg, in what Ulysses S. Grant hopes will crush Confederate resistance in Virginia and end the war.Continue reading

The City Point Conference

President Abraham Lincoln meets with his top commanders to discuss plans for what they hope to be the last campaign of the war.Continue reading

A Little Rumpus up the Line

An ugly incident occurs at a military review as President Abraham Lincoln continues his visit with the Federal armies besieging Richmond and Petersburg.Continue reading

The Battle of Fort Stedman

Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia launches a desperate surprise assault to break out of the siege lines at Petersburg and Richmond.Continue reading

Lee and Grant Prepare for Offense

Ulysses S. Grant continues preparing to mount his spring offensive, unaware that Robert E. Lee is preparing to attack first.Continue reading