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Image Title: Scene Of The Explosion Saturday July 30th

Creator: Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist

Date: 1864 July 30.

Summary: Fig ure in lower left has oversized shoes.

Notes: Inscribed on an accompanying piece of paper in pencil and black ink: The advance to the "crater" after the explosion of the mine. In the middle distance are the mounds of earth thrown up by the explosion: beyond upon the high ground cemetery hill the Confederates inner line of works, which if they had carried, would have given the Union Army Petersburg and Richmond. In the foreground troops are seen advancing to and beyond Burnsides outer intrenched line and moving upon the Confederate defences. These were on the left Bartletts Massachusetts brigade, and on the right, the Negro troops this sketch was made about 8 AM July 30th 1864. / A point in the Rebel works known as Elliots Salient over this part was held by the 18th and 23rd S. Carolina infantry and a battery of artillery blown up in the explosion.

Subjects: African Americans--Military service--1860-1870
Confederate States of America.--Army.--South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 18th
Confederate States of America.--Army.--South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 23rd
Elliot's Salient (Petersburg, Va.)--1860-1870
Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864
Soldiers--1860-1870
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties
United States--Virginia--Petersburg

Places: Elliot's Salient Petersburg, Va.

Original Media: Drawing

Collections: Civil War
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