Battle of the Crater - Paperback
by Jeff Kinard
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jeff KinardSeries:Civil War Campaigns and CommandersPublish date:1998-01-01Pages:102
Language:EnglishPublisher:State House PressISBN-13:9781886661066ISBN-10:1886661065UPC:9781886661066Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.00 x 6.02 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.3814Product ID:SCWJT41EFH
Battle of the Crater
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....
Series: Civil War Campaigns and Commanders
Language:EnglishPublisher:State House PressISBN-13:9781886661066ISBN-10:1886661065UPC:9781886661066Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.00 x 6.02 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.3814Product ID:SCWJT41EFH
JEFF KINARD holds a Ph.D. in history from Texas Christian University and is a professor of history at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, North Carolina. He has published numerous articles and several books on military history.
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