THE DAY IN HISTORY · APRIL 1
April 1 in history
What happened on April 1: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1865, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Five Forks
1 Apr 1865 — At the crossroads guarding Petersburg’s last railroad, Sheridan crushes Pickett. Grant attacks along the whole line the next morning, bringing the ten-month siege to an end in a day.
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