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At the fall of Richmond in April 1865, all but the Richmond and Danville Railroad and the canal had effectively been cut off by Union forces.
The Rebel capital of Richmond, Virginia, falls to the Union, the most significant sign that the Confederacy is nearing its final days.
Since the Union capital--Washington D.C.--and the Confederate capital--Richmond--were located a mere 100 miles apart, much of the fighting raged between these two cities. Washington was never seriously threatened by Southern forces, but Richmond experienced more than its share of alarms and battles.
The Fall of Richmond While Jefferson Davis and his stunned Cabinet crowded onto a refugee-jammed train, thousands of less exalted Richmond residents wandered the fire-reddened streets of the capital.
With the fall of Petersburg, the Confederate government was left with little choice to abandon its capital, Richmond, Va. The chaos of that evacuation took a massive physical toll on the city.
The retreat of the army left the Confederate capital of Richmond, 25 miles to the north, defenseless. This video provides a visual overview of some of the most significant events of the dramatic days that followed.
Heavily laden wagons, coaches, and soldiers on foot traverse Mayo's bridge in Richmond on the night of April 2, 1865, as the Confederate evacuation of the capital city begins.
When elements of General Ulysses S. Grant ’s Union army entered Richmond early on the morning of Monday, April 3, 1865, it marked the effective end of the U.S. Civil War and of the Southern slave-holding states' bid for separate nationhood.
Throughout the late summer and fall Grant continued to threaten the outer defenses protecting Richmond and Petersburg. Several major assaults met with partial success, including the capture of Fort Harrison in September 1864. Winter weather eventually brought active operations to a close.
This dramatic print recreates a key event in the final days of the American Civil War. The Confederacy’s capital of Richmond was a chief distribution center for weapons, supplies, and troops, and the city resisted repeated Union assaults before officially capitulating on April 3, 1865.