A scene of the explosion from the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War, illustration by Alfred R. Waud in Harper's Weekly, 30 July 1864.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Waud, A. R. (2025, December 18). Battle of the Crater. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21453/battle-of-the-crater/
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Waud, Alfred R.. "Battle of the Crater." World History Encyclopedia, December 18, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21453/battle-of-the-crater/.
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