What You Didn't Learn About the Battle of the Crater
Today is the 159th anniversary of the bloody battle that took place outside of Petersburg, Virginia on July 30, 1864.
On this day in 1864, Major General Ambrose Burnside’s Ninth Corps detonated 8,000 pounds of gunpowder under a Confederate salient outside Petersburg, Virginia. The ensuing battle and eventual Confederate victory became known as the battle of the Crater.
In addition to the massive explosion that preceded the assault, the …
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