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Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: April 23, 2007
Caption:
Site of the Crater | Additional Description: On this site, on July 30, 1864, Burnside's troops attempted to follow up on the explosion of the mine, but failed to achieve a breakthrough of the Confederate lines. They were driven back with heavy losses.
Submitted: April 12, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p21216
File Size: 3.284 Megabytes
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