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What event led to the fall of the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia?

A. Lincoln’s assassination
B. Grant’s siege at Vicksburg
C. Lee’s retreat from Petersburg
D. Sherman’s march through Georgia

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C)

it left Richmond defenseless
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C. Lee's retreat from Petersburg
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