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Battle of the Crater by markers.
By Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007
Marker and Remains of the Taylor Kitchen
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Siege Road, 2.5 miles south of Oaklawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 36), on the right when traveling south. |
| | “The mine is all finished, the powder in, the fuse all ready. I hope that the attack will be successful, for if it is, we shall have Petersburg in our possession.”
- Col. Stephen M. Weld, 50th Massachusetts July 28, 1864 . . . — — Map (db m179888) HM |
| Near Siege Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | “We could blow that damn fort out of existence if we could run a mine shaft under it.” - A private of the 48th Pennsylvania June 23, 1864
Spurred by the offhand suggestion of a former coal miner, on . . . — — Map (db m179886) HM |
| Near Siege Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | “There was utmost consternation. Some men scampered out of the lines; some, paralyzed with fear, vaguely scratched at the counterscarp as if trying to escape. Smoke and dust filled the air.” - Col. William McMaster, 17th South . . . — — Map (db m7058) HM |
| On Siege Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A division of African-American troops in Burnside’s Ninth Corps was to have led the attack that followed the explosion of the mine. But just hours before the assault, Union army commander George G. Meade changed the plan. The result: chaos and . . . — — Map (db m231206) HM |
| | “It is agreed that the thing was a perfect success, except that it did not succeed.” - Major Charles F. Adams, Jr., USA The explosion cleared the Union path to Petersburg. But instead of pushing through, the first waves of . . . — — Map (db m7061) HM |
| | “I counted 21 Union flags flying from the Crater and these works. The sight gave me no hope of ever getting away alive.” - Capt. James E. Phillips, 12th Virginia Infantry Union disorganization gave the Confederates the time they needed to . . . — — Map (db m185018) HM |
| On South Crater Road (U.S. 301) 0.1 miles Stratford Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | At this place located by participants in the Battle of the Crater, this road, known as the Jerusalem Plank Road, was crossed by a covered way leading eastwardly to the ravine in rear of the Confederate breastworks which run northwardly from . . . — — Map (db m180611) HM |
May. 8, 2024