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CV: V3N1: The Crater Battle, 30th July, 1864

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NP: December 16, 1895 The State (Columbia, SC): ELLIOTT’S BRIGADE. How It Held The Crater and Saved Petersburg.

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NP: April 15, 1907 Charleston (SC) News and Courier: The Truth About the Battle of the Crater (64th GA)

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NP: September 2, 1906 Charleston (SC) News and Courier: 64th Georgia at the Crater

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NP: August 7, 1910 Richmond Times-Dispatch: Wise’s Virginia Brigade at the Crater

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NP: November 30, 1885 Atlanta Constitution: The Battle of the Crater

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NP: February 4, 1886 Anderson (SC) Intelligencer: A Story of the Battle of the Crater

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CV: V1N2: Carnage at “The Crater,” Near Petersburg

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