4-Mercy at Appomat VI. richmond When the civil War broke out Richmond was named the capital of the Confederacy, despite the fact that Virginia had voted two-to-one against secession from the Union just a month before. The massive Tredegar iron Works, now a dedicated visitor center-cum-museum became the main engine of the Confederate war machine. For four years the city was the focus of Southern defenses and Union attacks, but despite an almost constant state of siege-General McClellan came within six miles as early as 1862, and General Grant steamrolled remorselessly towards it through the last months of the war-it held on until the very end. It was less than a week after the fall of Richmond on april 3, 1865, that General Lee surrendered to general Grant at Appomattox, a hundred miles west. W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E When the Civil War broke out Richmond was named the capital of the Confederacy, despite the fact that Virginia had voted two-to-one against secession from the Union just a month before. The massive Tredegar Iron Works, now a dedicated visitor center-cum-museum, became the main engine of the Confederate war machine. For four years the city was the focus of Southern defenses and Union attacks, but despite an almost constant state of siege—General McClellan came within six miles as early as 1862, and General Grant steamrolled remorselessly towards it through the last months of the war—it held on until the very end. It was less than a week after the fall of Richmond, on April 3, 1865, that General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox, a hundred miles west. VI. Richmond To be continued on the next page. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox