How did Richmond fall in the civil war?

Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, fell to Union forces in April 1865 during the final stages of the Civil War. After a prolonged siege, Union General Ulysses S. Grant launched a successful offensive against Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. As Union troops closed in, the Confederate government evacuated the city, and Richmond was officially captured on April 3, 1865. The fall of Richmond marked a significant turning point, leading to Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House just days later.