[central_va]

It was all to put down the Southern rebellion. Who won the 1864 election wasn't going to change the outcome of the war.

LOL. That spring "offensive" was timed to get Richmond to fall just before the Nov. elections.

[DoodleDawg]

LOL. That spring "offensive" was timed to get Richmond to fall just before the Nov. elections.

LOL! Grant was the first Union general to realize that taking Richmond would solve nothing. Lee's army was target. Destroy that and the rebellion ends.