Belle Isle, James River, Richmond, Va., April, 1865 (U.S. Civil War) Pint Glass 16oz

Belle Isle, James River, Richmond, Va., April, 1865 (U.S. Civil War) "Belle Isle, located in the James River near Richmond, Virginia, was a significant strategic point during the U.S. Civil War. In April 1865, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant conducted operations on Belle Isle as part of the final stages of the Siege of Petersburg and the larger Appomattox Campaign. The island served as a staging ground for Union troops and provided a strategic vantage point for artillery fire against Confederate defenses. The fall of Richmond, Virginia, which followed shortly after these operations, marked a significant turning point in the Civil War, eventually leading to the Confederacy's surrender and the end of the war."