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title: "Why did the Confederate army falter and eventually lose the battle at Petersburg, Virginia?"  
description: "Why did the Confederate army falter and eventually lose the battle at Petersburg, Virginia?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-04-25  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41648/why-did-the-confederate-army-falter-and-eventually-lose-the-battle-at-petersburg-virginia  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did the Confederate army falter and eventually lose the battle at Petersburg, Virginia?

Why did the [Confederate army](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40924/during-which-battle-did-the-confederate-army-reach-a-turing-point) falter and eventually lose the battle at Petersburg, Virginia?


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