Remembering the Battle of the Crater: War as Murder

by Kevin M. Levin

Book Overview

The battle of the Crater is known as one of the Civil War's bloodiest struggles-a Union loss with combined casualties of 5,000, many of whom were members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) under Union Brigadier General Edward Ferrero. The battle was a violent clash of forces as Confederate soldiers fought for the first time against African American soldiers. After the Union lost the battle, these black soldiers were captured and subject both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813136105
• ISBN13: 9780813136103
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up