Same+Time,+Different+Places

Same Time, Different Place   Fort Sumter   As Sherman marched through the midlands the rest of the Union was busy trying to take back Fort Sumter. The Confederates finally surrendered Charleston on February 17, 1865 at the exact time Sherman was burning Lexington.  Virginia While Sherman was marching through the Carolinas, the Union also defeated the Confederacy at Five Forks, Virginia. Another defense at Fort Gregg, Virginia by a militia of Confederates kept the Federals at bay there. That night Robert E. Lee ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond. The confederacy was losing ground in Virginia and South Carolina. Later on, the Union captured Petersburg which led to the downfall of Richmond. [] 