Civil War | Article The Battle of First Deep Bottom History of the Battle of First Deep Bottom by Dr. Richard Summers. Tactically, the fighting here on the Darby farm was a Yankee victory. Grand...
Civil War | Article “A little more butchery. A little more slaughter” After failing to seize the vital Confederate supply hub at Petersburg, Va., Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sought to regain momentum by authorizing a...
Civil War | Battlefield First Deep Bottom Battlefield Located on the outskirts of Richmond, the July 28, 1864 First Deep Bottom battlefield features heavily forested terrain, broken by cultivated farm...
Civil War | Video The Battle of First Deep Bottom with Bobby Krick Historian Bobby Krick discusses the significance of the Civil War Trust's 2010 preservation at the First Deep Bottom battlefield, an important 1864...
Civil War | Battle Map First Deep Bottom - July 28, 1864 BATTLE MAP | The American Battlefield Trust's map of the battle of First Deep Bottom, Virginia on July 28, 1864
Civil War | Battle First Battle of Deep Bottom Two weeks after Union forces arrived to invest the Confederate defenders of Petersburg, the battle lines of both sides settled into a stalemate. Since...