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Virginia 49th Infantry, Company D (Confederate)

1/7/61

Organized - Virginia 49th Infantry, Company D - Virginia

25/3/65

Battle - Fort Stedman - Petersburg, Virginia

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Fort Stedman

By March of 1865, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's grip on the Confederate lines around Petersburg was having its desired effect. Outnumbered and weakened by disease, desertion and shortage of food and supplies, Gen. Robert E. Lee had few options. After careful study of the Union troops in his sector of the line, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon suggested to Lee the possibility of a successful offensive strike against Grant. In front of Gordon's men, Union-held Fort Stedman seemed the best target for a Confederate a…READ MORE

9/4/65

Mustered Out - Virginia 49th Infantry, Company D - Virginia


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