It seemed like a good idea to frustrate Union commanders: dig a 500-foot long mine underground to reach the fortifications of the long-besieged Confederates at Petersburg, Virginia, and set off a powerful explosion. The result created a 30-foot deep crater and a break in the Confederate line.
Geschrieben von John Cannon
It seemed like a good idea to frustrate Union commanders: dig a 500-foot long mine underground to reach the fortifications of the long-besieged Confederates at Petersburg, Virginia, and set off a powerful explosion. The result created a 30-foot deep crater and a break in the Confederate line.
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The Crater : Burnside's Assault on the Confederate Trenches June 30, 1864
Bloody Angle : Hancock's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, May 12, 1864
Burnside's Bridge : Antietam
Bloody Angle : Hancock's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, May 12, 1864
Burnside's Bridge : Antietam
The Brontes : A Family History