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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813169720
• ISBN13: 9780813169729
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up