In 1865, the Battle of Lewis's Farm triggered the final retreat of the Confederacy
The Appomattox campaign began at a muddy farm in Virginia, setting off a chain of events that forced the Confederate army into a final, desperate retreat toward their ultimate surrender.
In late March 1865, the American Civil War reached a breaking point at the Battle of Lewis's Farm. Union General Ulysses S. Grant launched a massive offensive to sever the remaining supply lines of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Despite heavy rain and knee-deep mud, Union forces successfully pushed the Confederates back from their defensive positions.
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