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Letter to Editor
July 22, 1925
The Pageland Journal
Pageland, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Carter Bishop informs the editor that the intact tunnel from the 1864 Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, VA, used by Union forces to mine Confederate lines, has been discovered and is being opened as a park and museum, attracting visitors.
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To the Editor of The State:
The famous crater battlefield tunnel, Petersburg, Va., where Grant ran a gallery 500 feet to plant a huge mine under Confederate earthworks, resulting in the death of 5,000 men in crater, July 30, 1864, has been found intact and is being opened under supervision of the United States battlefield commission.
The tunnel was run by Forty-eighth Pennsylvania volunteers, experienced miners. It was the greatest battlefield work of history. It was 35 feet under the ground and shored up with timbers and closed since the explosion. It is expected to yield up evidences of awful carnage of the battle. Visitors in great numbers are coming to see this famous place, now a battlefield park and museum.
Carter Bishop,
Captain-E
Richmond, Va.
The above will be of interest to many of our readers who wore the Gray. Possibly some of them were in the crater battle. We would like to hear from any veterans who were at Petersburg.
Send us your name with any incident of the fight you may have.
To the Editor of The State:
The famous crater battlefield tunnel, Petersburg, Va., where Grant ran a gallery 500 feet to plant a huge mine under Confederate earthworks, resulting in the death of 5,000 men in crater, July 30, 1864, has been found intact and is being opened under supervision of the United States battlefield commission.
The tunnel was run by Forty-eighth Pennsylvania volunteers, experienced miners. It was the greatest battlefield work of history. It was 35 feet under the ground and shored up with timbers and closed since the explosion. It is expected to yield up evidences of awful carnage of the battle. Visitors in great numbers are coming to see this famous place, now a battlefield park and museum.
Carter Bishop,
Captain-E
Richmond, Va.
The above will be of interest to many of our readers who wore the Gray. Possibly some of them were in the crater battle. We would like to hear from any veterans who were at Petersburg.
Send us your name with any incident of the fight you may have.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Historical
What themes does it cover?
Military War
What keywords are associated?
Battle Of The Crater
Petersburg Tunnel
Civil War Mine
Grant Explosion
Confederate Earthworks
What entities or persons were involved?
Carter Bishop, Captain E
To The Editor Of The State
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Carter Bishop, Captain E
Recipient
To The Editor Of The State
Main Argument
the famous tunnel from the battle of the crater in petersburg, va, has been found intact and is being opened under supervision, expected to reveal evidence of the battle's carnage.
Notable Details
Tunnel Run By Forty Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers
500 Feet Long, 35 Feet Underground, Shored With Timbers
Resulted In Death Of 5,000 Men On July 30, 1864
Now A Battlefield Park And Museum Attracting Visitors