Campaign : Richmond-Petersburg Campaign.
Date : July 30, 1864.
Principal Commanders : Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS].
Estimated Casualties : 5,300 total.
July 30: Union troops exploded a mine blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg.
The Confederates quickly recovered and launched several counterattacks.
The Union troops were repulsed.
American Civil War
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