The battle of the crater
Subtitle: a novel
By: Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
Contributors: Forstchen, William R.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780312607104
Subjects: Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864; Fiction
Description: A tale inspired by the crushing 1864 Union defeat at the Battle of the Crater follows the investigation of reporter and Lincoln confidante James O'Reilly, who retraces the tragedy and how a promising campaign went wrong.