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The Battle of the Crater took place during the American Civil War, part of the Siege of Petersburg.It occurred on Saturday, July 30, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General George G. Meade (under the direct supervision of the general-in-chief, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant).
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of the Crater (July 30, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Abbreviations used
A crater (still visible today) was created, 170 feet (52 m) long, 60 to 80 feet (24 m) wide, and 30 feet (9.1 m) deep. The blast destroyed the Confederate fortifications in the immediate vicinity, and instantly killed between 250 and 350 Confederate soldiers.
Edward Ferrero (January 18, 1831 – December 11, 1899) was one of the leading dance instructors, choreographers, and ballroom operators in the United States and served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War, being most remembered for his conduct unbecoming in the Battle of the Crater (July 1864), where he was reported to have been drinking with another general behind the lines as ...
Decatur Dorsey (c. 1836 – July 11, 1891) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Crater. Born into slavery, Dorsey enlisted in the United States Colored Troops and served through the last year of the war.
The Battle of the Crater began at 4:45 am on 30 July 1864 when the mine detonated, creating a hole 200 ft (61 m) long, 50 ft (15 m) wide, and 25 ft (8 m) deep. Ledlie's astonished troops waited for five minutes after the explosion before moving forward, and then most of them took shelter in the crater.
Henry Clay Pleasants (February 16, 1833 – March 26, 1880) was a coal mining engineer and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.He is best known for organizing the building of a tunnel filled with explosives under the Confederate lines outside Petersburg, Virginia, which resulted in the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864.
Delavan Bates (March 17, 1840 – December 19, 1918) [2] [3] was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.Bates was awarded the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action on Cemetery Hill in Petersburg, Virginia during the Battle of the Crater on 30 July 1864. [3]