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Noun: Petersburg Campaign
  1. The final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
    - Petersburg

Type of: beleaguering, besieging, campaign, military blockade, military campaign, siege

Part of: American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States

Encyclopedia: Petersburg Campaign