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    July 30th 153 years ago today

    The Battle of the Crater took place as a part of the on going Siege of Petersburg.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A. P. Hill View Post
    The Battle of the Crater took place as a part of the on going Siege of Petersburg.

    https://www.civilwar.org/learn/video...campaign=72917
    Thank you sir for the historical lesson!

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    My ancestor, Capt Robert Reece Tomlinson fought at the crater as part of Company H, 26th SC Infantry, Elliott's SC Tramp Brigade (Tramp as in they marched so often, from SC to VA to NC to GA to MS to SC to VA)

    He was my 5x Great Grandfather
    "If we were wrong in our contest, then the Declaration of Independence of 1776 was a grave mistake and the revolution to which it led was a crime. If Washington was a patriot; Lee cannot have been a rebel."

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    Captain Robert Reece Tomlinson was my great grandfather. I have a page from his family bible

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