Mining operations, siege of Petersburg, Virginia, July 1864, artist's impression

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Mining operations, siege of Petersburg, Virginia, July 1864, artist's impression

Scanned by

Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/10/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 20, 2014.

Depicted ContentIn Virginia, a spectacular Union attempt to break the siege of Petersburg ends in disaster in "The Battle of the Crater"

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Before Petersburg - Carrying powder to the Mine - Sketched by A.R. Waud

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, August 20, 1864, p. 529.

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