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2018-06-23T15:14:45-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDE5XC8yMDE4MDYyMzE1MjEyMTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Former Pamplin Historical Park director A. Wilson Greene talked about the 1864 Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia. 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 mine, which formed a creater and punched a hole on the Confederate lines. The subsequent failed Union assault including a sizeable number of U.S. Colored Troops. This talk was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute.
Former Pamplin Historical Park director A. Wilson Greene talked about the 1864 Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia. Mr. Greene…
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Former Pamplin Historical Park director A. Wilson Greene talked about the 1864 Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia. 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 mine, which formed a creater and punched a hole on the Confederate lines. The subsequent failed Union assault including a sizeable number of U.S. Colored Troops. This talk was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute. close
Former Pamplin Historical Park director A. Wilson Greene talked about the 1864 Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia. Mr. Greene… read more
Former Pamplin Historical Park director A. Wilson Greene talked about the 1864 Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia. 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 mine, which formed a creater and punched a hole on the Confederate lines. The subsequent failed Union assault including a sizeable number of U.S. Colored Troops. This talk was part of the annual summer conference hosted by the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute. close
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