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in Petersburg, Virginia. This is where the Union army under General
Ulysses S. Grant finally wore down the Confederates under General Robert
E. Lee. The Federal army laid siege to this rail town for 10 months
before a weakened Confederate force fell apart. The American Civil
War ended just 6 days after the fall of Petersburg. |
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live in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A coastal city of about 450,000
people, but there are still a few nice places where one can get away from
the hustle and bustle of city life and enjoy the country. These are
the remanents of one of those places, a once thriving marina just off of
the Atlantic ocean that now lies in ruins. |