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A key transportation and supply hub for robert e. lee's army of northern virginia. until now, lee has been able to fend off the union sustained attacks. if petersburg falls, so will richmond and, with it, the confederacy. >> petersburg is one of the great grinding trench-filled sieges that points toward what war is going to be like in the 20th century, and what lee is doing is he's bringing in supplies from the southwest. and what grant decides to do is to send a detachment around to attack a vital junction called five forks that, if it falls to the union, petersburg becomes indefensible and l...

>> sir, i'll ride forward and alert general heth. we must close the breach. >> with the loss of his most strategic installation at five forks, lee's options are narrowing. after months of being entrenched in petersburg, the army of northern virginia is on the run. if you have a garden, you know... weeds are low-down little scoundrels. draw the line with roundup. the sure shot wand extends with a protective shield and target weeds more precisely, right down to the root. roundup. trusted for over 40 years.