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The result was the siege of Petersburg. It was actually trench warfare, rather than a true siege, as the armies were aligned along a series of fortified positions and trenches more than 20 miles (32 km) long, extending from the old Cold Harbor battlefield near Richmond to areas south of Petersburg.
- July 30, 1864( 1864-07-30)
- Confederate victory [1]
Jun 28, 2019 · The Union ambitiously tunneled 511 feet to reach the Confederate lines during siege of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864. Unique to this Civil War battle, they set off a massive explosion that created a 170-by-120-feet crater beneath the Confederate lines and stormed the defenses in a failed effort, known as the Battle of the Crater.  ...
Feb 8, 2019 · Discover The Crater in Petersburg, Virginia: An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Jun 23, 2018 · Mr. Greene outlined Union operations leading up to the battle, including the construction of a mine under the Confederate trenches. He also discussed the planned explosion of gunpowder inside the...
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A month of relative quiet along a two-mile stretch of Union and Confederate trench lines immediately east of Petersburg, Virginia, was about to come to an explosive end.
Dec 3, 2023 · 1:00pm. With the gap sealed the Confederates slowly advanced on the crater and, in one final rush, pushed into the hole itself. In what was the fiercest hand-to-hand combat of the whole siege, the Union troops, who still outnumbered the Confederates, surrendered to these determined defenders.
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Nov 13, 2009 · On July 30, 1864, at the Battle of the Crater, the Union’s ingenious attempt to break the Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia, by blowing up a tunnel that had been dug under the Rebel...
