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The Crater

by David Inglehart | Dec 20, 2014

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   The Crater, Petersburg Battlefield: In an effort to break through the Rebel line, Union coal miners tunneled beneath it and planted four tons of explosives. The resulting blast obliterated an entire Confederate battery and led to the ill-fated Battle of the Crater.

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