{"product_id":"the-battle-of-petersburg-june-1518-1864","title":"The Battle of Petersburg  June 15-18  1864","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Petersburg was the culmination of the Virginia Overland campaign  which pitted the Army of the Potomac  led by Ulysses S. Grant and George Gordon Meade  against Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia. In spite of having outmaneuvered Lee  after three days of battle in which the Confederates at Petersburg were severely outnumbered  Union forces failed to take the city  and their final  futile attack on the fourth day only added to already staggering casualties. By holding Petersburg against great odds  the Confederacy arguably won its last great strategic victory of the Civil War. In The Battle of Petersburg  June 1518  1864  Sean Michael Chick takes an in-depth look at an important battle often overlooked by historians and offers a new perspective on why the Army of the Potomacs leadership  from Grant down to his corps commanders  could not win a battle in which they held colossal advantages. He also discusses the battles wider context  including politics  memory  and battlefield preservation. Highlights include the role played by African American soldiers on the first day and a detailed retelling of the famed attack of the First Maine Heavy Artillery  which lost more men than any other Civil War regiment in a single battle. In addition  the book has a fresh and nuanced interpretation of the generalships of Grant  Meade  Lee  P. G. T. Beauregard  and William Farrar Smith during this critical battle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985249136693,"sku":"ByrdShop_1612347126","price":44.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781612347127.jpg?v=1770853949","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-battle-of-petersburg-june-1518-1864","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}