To the James River: battles, leaders, and armies in the east, 1864 -- The First Battle of Petersburg: June 15-18, 1864 -- Roads, railroads, and a crater: June-July 1864 -- The fight for the Weldon Railroad: August 1864 -- Autumn offensives: Grant pushes west, September-October 1864 -- Societies at war: winter 1864-1865 -- Endgame: the fall of Richmond and Petersburg.