As the Civil War moved into its final year in the spring of 1864, the character of the fighting shifted from one of fast-moving campaigns and signature battles to a long war of attrition, exemplified by the carnage of the Virginia Overland Campaign and the siege at Petersburg. Here’s a look at landscape of battle at Petersburg, from the collection of the Library of Congress.
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