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U.S. Civil War History
U.S. Civil War History
1864 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee counterattacked Union forces with several brigades moved from Petersburg.
1864 - Union troops attacked Confederate defenses around Petersburg, Virginia, at the Battle of Poplar Springs Church (Peeble's Farm) with the intent to cut the last rail line into the city. The next day a second attempt was unsuccessful.
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