Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864

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Union soldiers of the XVIII Corps assault Confederate trenches on 15 June 1864 during the early days of the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War, wood engraving by Edwin Forbes in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1864.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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APA Style

Forbes, E. (2025, December 19). Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21456/union-troops-assault-petersburg-15-june-1864/

Chicago Style

Forbes, Edwin. "Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864." World History Encyclopedia, December 19, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21456/union-troops-assault-petersburg-15-june-1864/.

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Forbes, Edwin. "Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864." World History Encyclopedia, 19 Dec 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21456/union-troops-assault-petersburg-15-june-1864/.

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