Petersburg (n.)

  1. a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War

    [ Syn: petersburg ]

  2. the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee

    [ Syn: petersburg , petersburg campaign ]

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