The 48th Pennsylvania in the Battle of the Crater
Subtitle: A Regiment of Coal Miners Who Tunneled Under the Enemy
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: April 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780786424757
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Battles & campaigns; Civil war; Regiments; c 1800 to c 1900; Military - United States; Military History - U.S. Civil War; U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877); United States - Civil War; History; History - Military / War; Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864; History: American; USA; United States.; Military - General; Army.; Civil War, 1861-1865; Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 48th (1861-1865); Regimental histories
Description: "The work examines the ways in which the personality conflict between generals George Meade and Ambrose Burnside ultimately cost the Union an opportunity to capture Petersburg and bring an early end to the war. It details the ways in which the cooperation of Confederate commanders helped to turn this certain defeat into an unexpected Southern achievement"--Provided by publisher.