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1865 Battle of High Bridge
2023-12-02T14:00:45-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzlkXC8wMDJcLzE3MDE1NDM3MTVfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Historian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge enabled General Grant’s Union forces to catch up with General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates at Farmville in the closing days of the Civil War. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier’s annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
Historian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge…
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Historian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge enabled General Grant’s Union forces to catch up with General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates at Farmville in the closing days of the Civil War. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier’s annual event in Petersburg, Virginia. close
Historian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge… read more
Historian Jerry Desmond discussed the 1865 Battle of High Bridge, near Farmville, Virginia. Failure to destroy this railroad crossing bridge enabled General Grant’s Union forces to catch up with General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates at Farmville in the closing days of the Civil War. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier’s annual event in Petersburg, Virginia. close
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