During the siege of petersburg, general grant
a. abandoned his strategy of total war.
b. had twice as many soldiers as lee.
c. was driven back by the confederates.
d. was waging war in his home state.

Option B, had twice as many soldiers as Lee, is the right answer.

A series of battles took place around Southern Virginia, During the American civil war  (June 1864-March 1865), is known as the Petersburg Campaign. In this battle Union General Ulysses S. Grant fought against the army of the Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

The main reason for the defeat of the confederation side was that Grant's army had comparatively a very large number than of the Lee's. The Union Army took the advantage of the African- Americans soldiers, hence, during the time of losses it was able to supply the soldiers and equipment .

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