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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04385.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | Proceedings of the court of inquiry in the case of the Petersburg mine explosion (Battle of the Crater) |
| Date | ca.1864-1865 |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Three clippings consisting of two articles on the explosion. General Winfield Hancock presided over proceedings: "Notwithstanding the failure to comply with orders, and to apply proper military principles, ascribed to Gen. Burnside, the court is satisfied he believed that the measures taken by him would insure success." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Battle Military Law |
| People | Hancock, Winfield Scott (1824-1886) Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |