Lee Besieged: Grant's Second Petersburg Offensive, June 18-July 1, 1864

by John Horn

The nine-month siege of Petersburg was the longest continuous operation of the Civil War. Contrary to popular belief, it was anything but static trench warfare, as John Horn ably demonstrates in Lee Besieged: Grant's Second Petersburg Offensive, June 18-July 1, 1864. Large-scale Union "offensives"--grand maneuvers that triggered some of the large-scale battles--broke the monotony of siege warfare. Once his First Offensive (the assaults of June...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611217385
• ISBN13: 9781611217384
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Savas Beatie
• Length: 384 Pages