The Northern offensive to take Richmond stalled in the fetid trenches in front of Petersburg, Va ... minutes of the battle. History records the event as the Battle of the Crater.

Wilson Greene talked about the 1864 Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia. Mr. Greene outlined Union operations leading up to the battle, including the construction of a mine under the ...

PETERSBURG, Va. – They were just coal miners from Schuylkill County, but they could have been heroes – if just for one day. As the nation continues its ongoing 150th anniversary remembr… ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — The National Park Service (NPS) will be commemorating the 160th anniversary of the Battle of the Crater at the Petersburg National Battlefield in late July. The Battle ...

Speakers at a National Park Service event at Petersburg National Battlefield commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Crater and honored the U.S. Colored Troops' role in the fighting.

Bingham was one of the re-enactors in the in the 148th Anniversary of the Battle of the Crater at Petersburg National Battlefield. A high school history teacher from Portsmouth, New Hampshire ...

One of the most discussed battles of the Civil War was the focus of a lecture by a Petersburg National ... amount of knowledge about the Battle of the Crater, presenting his information in a ...

"People want to see themselves in history." At Petersburg on Wednesday, they did. Battle of the Crater 150th anniversary weekend Friday: Battle of the Crater panel presentation, 10 a.m.-2 p.m ...

PETERSBURG - The famous Civil War Battle of the Crater will be remembered at Petersburg National Battlefield on Saturday. Ranger talks and living history programs will occur at tour stops 7 and 8 in ...

In July 1864, a Union Army planner near Petersburg ... it’s reduced to a “flaming crater.” One can only hope that in the case of Gaza, the current battle does not cause that description ...

The Battle of the Crater was considered one of the Union Army’s worst and most humiliating defeats. It was part of a series of bloodbaths in 1864 that resulted in an eight-month siege around ...