Battle of the Crater Petersburg VA - The Tunnel

[WeLiveForFootball]

UNBELIEVABLE. Cant even imagine how deperate both armies must have been to have to go to this length to try and win this battle.

[KnightOwl2006]

Fascinating.

[Momto5dogs]

Thank you! I'm into genealogy and my husband had some brothers in his family that were sitting on top of the Crater when it went off (from Union County, SC). One brother was killed & the other was buried in bodies but a Union soldier helped him out and took him prisoner. He was allowed to pull his brother out and bury him.

[GayIthacan]

Thanks for posting this!

I was born and raised in Petersburg - and spent many an hour of my youth both exploring here and the now paved over 'Fort Hell'. It is one of the most overlooked sagas of the Civil War. In fact, more men were killed or wounded here than in any other Civil War engagement.

It was what led me to eventually go into history professionally!

Good job!

[MrSeanodwyer140]

@GayIthacan do you have the numbers off the casulties ?

[AUG351]

@MrSeanodwyer140 Union 3,798 total 504 killed 1,881 wounded 1,413 missing or captured

Confederate 1,491 total 361 killed 727 wounded 403 missing or wounded

[Jusgrowinup]

nice vid but y could u show the crater area?

[VideoHistoryToday]

The Crater wasn't the focus of this video but I get your point. I will take a look at putting another video with the Crater on.

[Jusgrowinup]

i understand that. but i really like seeing historic sites

[VideoHistoryToday]

Just added some clips of the crater itself to the channel.

[Jusgrowinup]

oh ok i'll check it ouot

[camdengreen]

Really enjoy your videos. Always interested in your commentary. I'd encourage you to do more commentary in future videos.

Not that the meditative silence isn't also nice.

[carasdebelmez]

Interesante video. Muy instructivo.

[brnleague99]

Petersburg was a savage affair. Third behind Gettysburg and Antietam, the Battle of Petersburg was a year long siege that actually consisted of three different battles. At one point the Unionists tunneled under a South Carolinian Confederate regiment and blew them up with explosives. Heads and body parts flew everywhere.

[boynamedblue]

good job

[Companyman55]

wow that is cool