» petersburg campaign
Noun (1 meaning)
1. the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee.
petersburg campaign is an instance of:
- campaign, military campaign (noun) - several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
- siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade (noun) - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
petersburg campaign is a part of:
- American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States (noun) - civil war in the United States between the North and the South
Domain of synset - REGION:
- Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA (noun) - a state in the eastern United States