Richmond–Petersburg Campaign

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American Civil War campaign military campaign

The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a prolonged series of American Civil War battles in 1864–1865 in which Union forces sought to cut off and capture the Confederate strongholds of Richmond and Petersburg, leading directly to the collapse of the Confederacy.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign canonical	16
Petersburg Campaign	4
Richmond–Petersburg front	3
Confederate retreat from Petersburg and Richmond	1
Defense of Richmond	1
Grant's 1864–65 Overland and Petersburg operations	1
Grant’s Overland and Petersburg operations	1
Overland Campaign and Richmond–Petersburg operations	1
Petersburg campaign	1
Richmond–Petersburg theater	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ surface form: Petersburg Campaign Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ Union (United States) ⓘ surface form: United States (Union)
characterizedAs	siege warfare ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ
commander	George G. Meade ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
conflictIn	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1865-04-02 ⓘ
followedBy	Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
frontLength	approximately 37 miles ⓘ
historicalSignificance	directly contributed to the collapse of the Confederacy ⓘ
involvedUnit	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ Army of the James ⓘ Army of the Potomac ⓘ
location	Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ Richmond, Virginia ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Boydton Plank Road ⓘ Battle of Five Forks ⓘ Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ Battle of Globe Tavern ⓘ Battle of Hatcher's Run ⓘ Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road ⓘ Battle of Peebles' Farm ⓘ Battle of the Crater ⓘ Battle of the Weldon Railroad ⓘ Second Battle of Petersburg ⓘ
notableEvent	Union mining operation leading to the Crater explosion ⓘ
objective	capture Petersburg ⓘ capture Richmond ⓘ cut Confederate supply lines ⓘ
opponentCountry	Confederate States of America ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy	Overland Campaign ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
startDate	1864-06-15 ⓘ
strategicEffect	collapse of Confederate defensive lines around Richmond ⓘ evacuation of Petersburg ⓘ evacuation of Richmond ⓘ opening of the Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
usedTechnology	extensive field fortifications ⓘ military railroads ⓘ siege artillery ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Petersburg → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Siege of Petersburg → alsoKnownAs → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Petersburg Campaign

Siege of Petersburg → alsoKnownAs → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Appomattox Campaign → precededBy → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → notableCampaign → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Army of the James → notableOperation → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Richard S. Ewell → participatedIn → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defense of Richmond

Richmond–Petersburg Campaign → alsoKnownAs → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Petersburg Campaign

Battle of Peebles' Farm → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Second Battle of Petersburg → campaign → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Second Battle of Petersburg → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Overland Campaign and Richmond–Petersburg operations

Second Battle of Petersburg → front → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Richmond–Petersburg front

Battle of the Crater → front → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Richmond–Petersburg front

Battle of Boydton Plank Road → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Boydton Plank Road → isPartOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grant's 1864–65 Overland and Petersburg operations

Battle of White Oak Road → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Battle of White Oak Road → theater → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Richmond–Petersburg theater

Battle of Hatcher's Run → campaign → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Fort Stedman → partOfCampaign → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Third Battle of Petersburg → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Petersburg campaign

Third Battle of Petersburg → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Dinwiddie Court House → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Petersburg Campaign

Battle of Amelia Springs → tookPlaceDuring → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Confederate retreat from Petersburg and Richmond

Richmond defenses → associatedCampaign → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Weldon Railroad → partOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Weldon Railroad → isPartOf → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grant’s Overland and Petersburg operations

Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

Richmond National Battlefield Park → significantEvent → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

United States Colored Troops → notableEngagement → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Petersburg Campaign

Commander, Military Division of the James → theaterOfOperations → Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Richmond–Petersburg front