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Civil War Combat, Crater at Petersburg
directed by Darryl Rehr; produced by Darryl Rehr, in Civil War Combat (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002), 36 mins
It was a grinding siege, promising months in trenches baking with intense summer heat, but Union soldiers tunneled under ground where they would set off a massive bomb directly under the enemy lines. In the battle that followed the rebels should have been routed, but instead they rallied and Union troops became sn...
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directed by Darryl Rehr; produced by Darryl Rehr, in Civil War Combat (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002), 36 mins
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It was a grinding siege, promising months in trenches baking with intense summer heat, but Union soldiers tunneled under ground where they would set off a massive bomb directly under the enemy lines. In the battle that followed the rebels should have been routed, but instead they rallied and Union troops became snared in a trap of their own making. They would die in defeat at a spot known as the Crater at Petersburg.
Field of Study
The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Darryl Rehr, Tony Jay, 1933-2006
Author / Creator
Darryl Rehr
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Civil War Combat
Speaker / Narrator
Tony Jay, 1933-2006
Person Discussed
Ambrose Everett Burnside, 1824-1881, George Gordon Meade, 1815-1872, Henry Clay Pleasants, 1833-1880
Topic / Theme
Battles, Military engineering, Military strategy, Battle of the Crater, VA, July 30, 1864, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Unknown Civil War, The Petersburg Campaign
produced by Jaime Hellman, in Unknown Civil War (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 45 mins
What started out to be Grant's simple pursuit by trying to gain 'possession of Lee's Army,' turned out to become one of the largest military campaigns of the Civil War.
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produced by Jaime Hellman, in Unknown Civil War (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 45 mins
Description
What started out to be Grant's simple pursuit by trying to gain 'possession of Lee's Army,' turned out to become one of the largest military campaigns of the Civil War.
Field of Study
The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jaime Hellman
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Unknown Civil War
Person Discussed
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885, Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870
Topic / Theme
Military campaigns, Sieges, Intrenchments, Battle of the Crater, VA, July 30, 1864, Siege of Petersburg, VA, June 18, 1864-April 2, 1865, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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