Historical Events tagged with "sailor's creek"
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Confederate Army's Defeat at Sailor's Creek
The Battle of Sailor's Creek marked a significant engagement in the Appomattox Campaign, during which Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia faced Union forces led by Major General Philip Sheridan and Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. This battle unfolded as Lee’s troops were in retreat from Richmond, Virginia, where rising pressures from Union advances left them vulnerable. The conflict resulted in a decisive victory for the Union, inflicting heavy casualties on the Confederates while further diminishing their capacity to sustain the war effort.
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