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John Cannon
Crater [EPUB ebook]
Burnside’s Assault on the Confederate Trenches June 30, 1864

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It seemed like a good idea to frustrate Union commanders: dig a 500-foot long mine underground to reach the fortifications of the long-besieged Confederates at Petersburg, Virginia, and set off a powerful explosion. The result created a 30-foot deep crater and a break in the Confederate line.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 180 ● ISBN 9781473819153 ● Publisher Pen and Sword ● Published 2000 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 3281889 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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