[GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)]. The New York Times. General Grant and the Fall of Richmond. New York, 4 April 1865. Vol. XIV, No. 4220. Folio (552 x 400 mm), old folds, some offsetting, punch holes at margin. Large woodcut vignette. GRANT, RICHMOND AND VICTORY! THE UNION ARMY IN THE REBEL CAPITAL. Richmond, Virginia served as the capital of the Confederate States of America throughout the Civil War, hitherto the capital had been Montgomery, Alabama. In 1864-65, General Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to the nearby Petersburg and as they advanced towards Richmond, the Confederate government abandoned the city lest they be captured. The fall of Richmond marked a turning point in the Civil War, signaling the imminent collapse of the Confederacy. The city’s fall also played a crucial role in General Robert E. Lee’s decision to surrender to General Grant at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.