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...
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“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...
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...
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...
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
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...