The Horrid Pit: the Battle of the Crater, the Civil War's Cruelest Mission

Authors

Brian Craig Miller

ISBN

9780787618115

Price

$26.95 hardcover

Publisher

Carroll and Graf Publishers

Abstract

Disaster at the Crater

In the recent Hollywood epic based on the popular novel, Cold Mountain, Confederate soldier Inman witnesses the explosion and battle at the Crater, a pivotal moment during the siege of Petersburg, Virginia. On July 30, 1864, after days of tunneling, Union sol....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.10.2.14

Recommended Citation

Miller, Brian Craig (2008) "The Horrid Pit: the Battle of the Crater, the Civil War's Cruelest Mission," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 10 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.10.2.14
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol10/iss2/14