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    PETERSBURG ASSAULT

    Nov 27, 2018 2 minutes

    I really enjoyed the article by A. Wilson Greene about the June 15, 1864, assaults at Petersburg featured in the December 2018 issue. Those opening attacks of the Petersburg Campaign are usually overshadowed by the events at the Crater and later battles around Petersburg. Also, the role of the USCTs in early June are usually overlooked by actions such as New Market

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