The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, 1864-65, with Charles R. Bowery, Jr., U.S. Army Museum

The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign endured for 292 days of fighting, trench warfare, and siege operations from June 15, 1864, to the Union Army's breakthrough of Confederate lines south of the Appomattox River on April 2, 1865.
Army Historian Charles Bowery tells the dramatic story of these operations to capture Richmond and Petersburg for the North, the war’s largest, most diverse, and most decisive campaign. With 180,000 Soldiers involved and 60,000 casualties, the operations sprawled over 575 square miles, and included raids, siege operations, joint operations, logistical feats, new military technology, and the large scale participation of African American Soldiers. After the Union Army's victory at Petersburg, led by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, it was merely seven days later that Confederate forces surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
Charles R. Bowery, Jr., is the executive director of the United States Army Center of Military History and chief of military history at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Mr. Bowery served on active duty for 23 years as an Army Aviation officer, commanding at all levels from platoon through battalion and serving overseas in Korea, Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He is a published author, speaker, and battlefield staff ride leader focusing on the American Civil War, and taught Military History at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Mr. Bowery received a Bachelor of Arts in History from The College of William and Mary, and a Master of Arts in History from North Carolina State University.
This program originally aired on February 1, 2022.
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