Crater Battle

Location : Petersburg.

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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