The R&D was a crucial supply line for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After General Robert E. Lee retreated from Petersburg in 1865, he spent April 4 and 5 in Amelia Court House waiting for desperately needed supplies from Richmond. Those supplies never arrived.
The R&D was a vital supply line for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After General Robert E. Lee withdrew from Petersburg in 1865, he spent April 4 and 5 in Amelia Court House waiting for urgently needed supplies from Richmond. Those supplies never arrived.