It is my hope that Beyond the Crater will become the best resource for books about the Siege of Petersburg on the web. This page lists the main books covering the battles and the overall campaign of Petersburg. In addition, you will be able to find a “Bibliography” section on almost every battle summary page, unit page (from armies down to regiments and batteries), and leader biography page on this site.
Siege of Petersburg Resources at Google Books
Books on the Siege of Petersburg
Note: More books are coming soon!
Siege of Petersburg Overviews
- The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns: Union Soldiers and Trench Warfare, 1864-1865 by Steven E. Sodergren
- A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, Volume 1: From the Crossing of the James to the Crater by A. Wilson Greene
- Guide to the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign by Charles Bowery and Ethan Rafuse
- The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865 by Noah Andre Trudeau
- Petersburg 1864-65: The longest siege by Ron Field
- The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, 1864–65 by Charles R. Bowery, Jr.
- The Petersburg Campaign: June 1864-April 1865 by John Horn
- The Petersburg Campaign Volume 1: The Eastern Front Battles June-August 1864
- The Petersburg Campaign Volume 2: The Western Front Battles September 1864-April 1865
Butler’s Offensive
- The First Battle for Petersburg: The Attack and Defense of the Cockade City, June 9, 1864 by William G. Robertson
- The Petersburg Campaign: The Battle of Old Men and Young Boys June 9, 1864 by William G. Robertson
First Offensive
- The Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864 by Sean M. Chick
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Petersburg Campaign by Dennis Rasbach
- On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864 by Gordon C. Rhea
- The Petersburg Campaign: Wasted Valor June 15-18, 1864 by Thomas Howe
- Triumph at the James: The Checkmate of General Robert E. Lee by Donald E. Waldemer
Second Offensive
- A Melancholy Affair at the Weldon Railroad: The Vermont Brigade, June 23, 1864 by David F. Cross
- “Destroy the Junction”: The Wilson-Kautz Raid and the Battle for Staunton River Bridge, June 21, 1864 to July 1, 1864 by Greg Eanes
Third Offensive
- The Battle of First Deep Bottom by James S. Price
- Blue & Gray Magazine, Vol. XXX, No. 5 (2014): Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864
- The Crater: Burnside’s Assault on the Confederate Trenches July 30, 1864 by John Cannan
- Into The Crater: The Mine Attack at Petersburg by Earl J. Hess
- No Quarter: The Battle of the Crater, 1864 by Richard Slotkin
- Remembering the Battle of the Crater: War as Murder by Kevin M. Levin
- The Battle of the Crater: A Complete History by John F. Schmutz
- The Horrid Pit: The Battle of the Crater, The Civil War’s Cruelest Mission by Alan Axelrod
- The Petersburg Campaign: The Battle of the Crater “the Horrid Pit” June 25-August 6, 1864 by Michael Arthur Cavanaugh
Fourth Offensive
- The Siege of Petersburg: The Battles for the Weldon Railroad, August 1864 by John Horn
- Blue & Gray Magazine, Vol. XXIII, No. 5 (2007): Battle of Globe Tavern (Aug. 18-19, 21, 1864) and 2nd Ream’s Station (Aug. 25, 1864)
- The Petersburg Campaign: The Destruction of The Weldon Railroad: Deep Bottom, Globe Tavern, and Reams Station: August 14-25, 1864 by John Horn
Hampton’s Beefsteak Raid
- Beefsteak Raid by Edward Boykin
- Blue & Gray Magazine, Vol. XXII, No. 3 (2005): The Petersburg Campaign: Beefsteak Raid & Applejack Raid
Fifth Offensive
- Combat 2: Union Infantrymen Versus Confederate Infantrymen: Eastern Theater 1861-65
- Fort Harrison and the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm: To Surprise and Capture Richmond by Douglas Crenshaw
- The Battle of New Market Heights: Freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword by James S. Price
- Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg (2nd Edition) by Richard J. Sommers
- Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg by Richard J. Sommers
Sixth Offensive
Seventh Offensive
Eighth Offensive
Ninth Offensive
- Blue & Gray Magazine, Vol. XXV, No. 1 (2008): Lee’s Last Offensive: The Attack on Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865
- Blue & Gray Magazine, Vol. XXVIII, No. 5 (2012): Action on Petersburg’s Western Front, March 25, 1865
- The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865 by John J. Fox III
- Confederate Waterloo: The Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865 by Michael J. McCarthy
- Dawn of Victory: Breakthrough at Petersburg, March 25 – April 2, 1865 by Edward S. Alexander
- History and Tour Guide of Five Forks, Hatcher’s Run and Namozine Church by Chris Calkins
- Jefferson Davis’s Flight from Richmond by John Stewart
- The Battle of Five Forks by Ed Bearss and Chris Calkins
- The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign: Breaking the Backbone of the Rebellion by A. Wilson Greene
- Union General Gouverneur Warren: Hero at Little Round Top, Disgrace at Five Forks by Donald R. Jermann
Other Petersburg Related Materials
- From Arlington to Appomattox: Robert E. Lee’s Civil War Day by Day, 1861-1865 by Charles R. Knight
- Challenges of Command in the Civil War: Generalship, Leadership, and Strategy at Gettysburg, Petersburg, and Beyond, Volume 1: Generals and Generalship by Richard J. Sommers
- Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard and His Fellow Veterans
- Cold Harbor to the Crater: The End of the Overland Campaign edited by Gallagher and Janney
- Embattled Capital: A Guide to Richmond During the Civil War by Dunkerly and Crenshaw
- Grant Under Fire: An Exposé of Generalship & Character in the American Civil War by Joseph A. Rose
- Papers of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, Volume 14
- Papers of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, Vol. 5
- Papers of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, Vol. 6
- Petersburg to Appomattox: The End of the War in Virginia edited by Caroline E. Janney
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1
- Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 edited by J. Gregory Acken
- The Women of City Point, Virginia, 1864-1865: Stories of Life and Work in the Union Occupation Headquarters by Jeanne M. Christie
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