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title: Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864
author: Edwin Forbes
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21456/union-troops-assault-petersburg-15-june-1864/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-12-19
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# Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864
_Authored by Edwin Forbes_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21456.jpg)
## Image Caption
Union soldiers of the XVIII Corps assault Confederate trenches on 15 June 1864 during the early days of the [Siege of Petersburg](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2865/siege-of-petersburg/) in the [American Civil War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Civil_War/), wood engraving by Edwin Forbes in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper*, 1864.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Forbes, E. (2025, December 19). Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Forbes, Edwin. "Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2025. .
### MLA
Forbes, Edwin. "Union Troops Assault Petersburg, 15 June 1864." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2025, .
## License & Copyright
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