The First Battle for Petersburg: The Attack and Defense of the Cockade City, June 9, 1864

by William Robertson and William Glenn Robertson

Book Overview

Despite its significance, very little has been written about the nearly ten-month struggle for Petersburg, Virginia. It comes as no surprise, then, that few readers are even aware that Petersburg's citizens felt war's hard hand nearly a week before the armies of Grant and Lee arrived on their doorstep in the middle of June 1864.

During his ill-fated Bermuda Hundred Campaign, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler in late May took note of the "Cockade City's"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611212146
• ISBN13: 9781611212143
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Savas Beatie
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"