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- Apr 4, 2017
- Location
- Denver, CO
Once Grant placed Warren's corp on the Weldon Railroad, and General Lee could not drive it off, the end was in sight.
Lee and Grant most likely had a good approximation of the tonnage that was required in Richmond and Petersburg, as compared to the tonnage that the Southside and Danville Railroads could deliver.
In addition, once the Weldon Railroad was broken, it would be impossible for the remaining railroads to move reinforcements to Georgia in time to oppose Sherman's army.
For Grant and Lee these were just probabilities. The following months turned them into certainties.
Lee and Grant most likely had a good approximation of the tonnage that was required in Richmond and Petersburg, as compared to the tonnage that the Southside and Danville Railroads could deliver.
In addition, once the Weldon Railroad was broken, it would be impossible for the remaining railroads to move reinforcements to Georgia in time to oppose Sherman's army.
For Grant and Lee these were just probabilities. The following months turned them into certainties.