Jim Miller reviewed John J. Fox III’s new Siege of Petersburg book Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865 at Civil War Notebook. Go check it out!
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Thanks for the mention!
You’re welcome Jim! I’m always on the lookout for Siege of Petersburg related materials, and I just read The Confederate Alamo recently myself.