Some bacteria, such as Deinococcus, which stain gram-positive due to the presence of a thick peptidoglycan layer and also possess an outer cell membrane are suggested as intermediates in the transition between monoderm (gram-positive) and diderm (gram-negative) bacteria.
Further information: Battle of Five Forks. The decisive Battle of Five Forks, was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, around the road junction of Five Forks in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Five Forks was a critical crossroads that led to the remaining Confederate supply lines.
Fighting took place on and off for two weeks with no clear winner. However, Robert E. Lee lost almost a quarter of his troops, yet another devastating blow to the South's rapidly deteriorating chance of winning the war. The battle occurred from May 8 to May 21, 1864. It took place in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.