The Battle of the Crater

Published: Oct. 23, 2019, 4 p.m.

he\xa0Battle of the Crater\xa0was a battle of the\xa0American Civil War, part of the\xa0Siege of Petersburg. It took place on July 30, 1864, between the\xa0Confederate\xa0Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by\xa0General\xa0Robert E. Lee, and the\xa0Union\xa0Army of the Potomac, commanded by\xa0Maj. Gen.\xa0George G. Meade\xa0(under the direct supervision of the general-in-chief,\xa0Lt. Gen.\xa0Ulysses S. Grant).

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