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7 864 NEW UNION COMMANDING GE BESIEGES P E T E R SB U R G
On 7 2 .M AR.64, a^teA victoA ied in th e Wedt, Gen. became Commanding
With Gen. Meade commanding th e aAmy [101,000 men) he out to Lee & th e ofa
NoAtheAn V iA ginia (61,000) in a campaign o£ a ttA itio n . A btoody in th e
’ WitdeAnedd' dAove Lee back on PeteAdbuAg;th e ended when i t ^eVL on 2 . APR. 65.
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MV 1864
CSA Sotdiea’i tettea endowed b gCa.pt. Bat ad; bhe c PETERSBURG (/a., APR 4 (64)
B h e(10) due making uied in Petewbuag up to SEP.1864
The S ie g e wad neveA com plete, & co n ta ct thAough Richmond wad m aintained w ith th e Aedt
ojs th e CSA. About 63,000 Union & 41,000 Con^edeAate to o k paAt in th id
CSA S o l d i e i i ’i lettea; P e t e a i b u a g de^endea in Reg S. Caaolina Vol.
Red (10) due making uied in g OCT.-DEC. 1864
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