During the siege of Petersburg, general grant

1. abandoned his strategy of total war

2. had twice as many soldiers as lee

3. was driven back by the confederates

4. was waging war in his home state

2. had twice as many soldiers as lee

Explanation:

The Siege of Petersburg, Siege of Petersburg, Campaign of Petersburg, or also Campaign of Richmond-Petersburg was a prolonged military conflict during the Civil War that took place around Petersburg, Virginia, from June 9, 1864 until April 3, 1865. Although the campaign is generally known as "Petersburg Siege" it was not really a classic military siege in which a city is surrounded and all its sources of supply are interrupted, and military actions are not they found themselves limited only against the city of Petersburg.

After nearly ten months of siege, the federal victory at Fort Stedman on March 25, 1865, was a devastating blow to the Confederate army, which was weakened by defections, disease and shortages. The federal army outnumbered the Confederates by more than double. On April 1 the Confederates were defeated at the Battle of Five Forks, on April 2 the Union advanced towards the city initiating the Third Battle of Petersburg and finally, at dawn on April 3 the city of Petersburg was surrendered.