This is the tale of how the Confederacy was defeated in the spring of 1865, tracking General Ulysses S. Grant's final victoyr at Petersburg after General John B. Gordon failed assault on Fort Stedman and the disaster at Five Forks. What followed was the chaotic evacuation of Richmond, the retreat of the Army of Northern Virginia, a Confederate supply disaster that halted the army, and the eventual necessity of surrender at Appomattox.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Confederacy Nears Collapse
3:28 Lee Appointed Commander
4:38 Fort Stedman Gamble
5:59 Petersburg Breaks Open
8:55 Richmond Evacuated
9:47 Amelia Courthouse Disaster
11:45 Sailor's Creek Massacre
13:32 Appomattox Encircled
15:32 Lee Chooses Surrender
18:00 Appomattox Surrender Talks
21:35 Grant's Generous Terms
25:12 Lee's Farewell Order
26:31 Final Surrender Ceremony
28:03 Lee Returns Home
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