English noun: Petersburg Campaign | |||
1. | Petersburg Campaign (act) the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee | ||
Synonyms | Petersburg | ||
Instance hypernym | beleaguering, besieging, campaign, military blockade, military campaign, siege | ||
Part meronym | American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States | ||
Domain region | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia | ||