Crater
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Crater is the commonly used name for the Civil War engagement known as the Battle of the Crater, a disastrous Union assault during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
Union assault ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
prolonged Siege of Petersburg
ⓘ
renewed criticism of Union leadership ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Crater
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ⓘ
The Crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania coal miners who dug the tunnel ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States (Confederacy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesConfederate | approximately 1,500 ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | approximately 3,800 ⓘ |
| commander |
Ambrose E. Burnside
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ⓘ
George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ William Mahone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Petersburg National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | July 30, 1864 ⓘ |
| description | disastrous Union assault during the Siege of Petersburg ⓘ |
| failureCause |
confusion and congestion in the crater
ⓘ
effective Confederate counterattack ⓘ poor Union planning and execution ⓘ |
| feature | large crater created by underground explosion ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued trench warfare at Petersburg ⓘ |
| front | Petersburg front ⓘ |
| hasPartOf | Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1864 in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| location | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties among United States Colored Troops
ⓘ
use of a massive underground mine in Civil War combat ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Army of Northern Virginia
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IX Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationType | mine assault ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Richmond–Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial Union tunneling operation ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Overland Campaign
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ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| significance | failed attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to breach Confederate defenses and capture Petersburg ⓘ |
| tactic | explosive mine under enemy lines ⓘ |
| theater | Virginia theater of operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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