Battle of the Crater
(Part of the Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series Series)
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July 1864. Grant's siege of Petersburg is at a standstill. A Federal regiment made up mostly of Pennsylvania coal miners, under the command of Lt. Colonel Henry Pleasants, secures the reluctant approval of Generals Meade and, ultimately, Grant to pursue an outrageous strategy: tunnel under the Confederate trenches, and blow up the Confederate troops. The 586-foot tunnel is completed in a month. Four tons of powder explode in a devastating surprise...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1886661065
ISBN13:9781886661066
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:State House Press
Length:102 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Age Range:10 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 5 to Postsecondary
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