Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia

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LibriVox recording of Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia by Joseph P. Cullen. Read in English by David Wales Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of The Confederacy during the American Civil War, 1861-1865. It was the focus of two military campaigns by Northern armies, one in the summer of 1862 (the Peninsula Campaign) and the second in 1864-1865. When the city was conquered and destroyed in early April, 1865, , it was only a few days later that General Lee surrendered to General Grant and the Civil War was over. Published in 1961, this is National Park Service Historical Handbook 33. The text contains many informative maps and interesting photographs. - Summary by david wales For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (36MB)

Directors & creators

Joseph P. Cullen

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;American civil war; civil war; American history; United States history; Confederacy; Robert E. Lee; Richmond; Virginia; ulysses s. grant; national park; george b. mcclellan; richmond campaign; national park service historical handbook 33; peninsula campaign

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