nnoun.locationa town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil WarPart Holonyms:Old Dominion Old Dominion State VA Va. Virginia
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nnoun.actthe final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under LeeRegion:Old DominionOld Dominion StateVAVa.Virginia
Synset:Petersburg Petersburg Campaign
Part Holonyms:American Civil War United States Civil War War between the States
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