USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Confederacy initially implemented a cordon strategy or cordon defense, meaning that it tried to defend the entire scope of the Confederacy, and soon had troops scattered from Virginia to Texas. Politically, Confederate president Jefferson Davis had little choice but to do this.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865 Grant’s forces defeated the Confederates and ordered a general offensive forcing Lee to abandon the Petersburg trenches which necessitated the evacuation of Richmond. On April 2 the Confederate government abandoned Richmond.

Detailed explanation-3: -After a long siege, Grant captured Petersburg and Richmond in early April 1865.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Rebel capital of Richmond, Virginia, falls to the Union, the most significant sign that the Confederacy is nearing its final days. For ten months, General Ulysses S. Grant had tried unsuccessfully to infiltrate the city.