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National Park Service: Petersburg National Battlefield: The Crater

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Read about the bloody debacle known as the Battle of the Crater, a Union attempt to shorten the siege of Petersburg. See how thousands of lives were lost with no tactical change between the two armies.

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Concepts
civil war, ulysses s. grant
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ambrose burnside, battle of the crater, civil war battles, civil war battles of 1864, civil war campaigns of 1864, nps, national park service, richmond-petersburg campaign, us national parks, siege of petersburg, the crater
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)