Crater, Battle of the
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Crater, Battle of the a
Civil War battle on July 30, 1864, when forces under Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant exploded a huge mine under a Confederate earthwork that was part of the fortification of
Petersburg. The explosion left a crater 30 feet deep.
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