Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Southern Historical Society Papers, 1890, Vol. 18
Some time during the night preceding the explosion, our brigade received orders to be ready to move at a moment's warning, which, of course, indicated that something was expected requiring a move ment of the command.
It was well understood that the enemy were mining somewhere on our line, but exactly at what point was not known. A counter-mine was made by the Confederates several hundred yards to the right of the Crater, near the point at which the Confederate breastworks cross the Jerusalem plank-road, as may be seen at this time. At the Elliott salient a counter-mine was begun, but was abandoned for want of proper tools.
The explosion took place between daybreak and sunrise A. M. Was the exact time), and the impression made upon those hearing it may be likened to that of a nearly simultaneous discharge or several pieces of artillery. The concussion of the atmosphere was unusual. We were all soon in the breastworks. Something extraordinary, we knew, had happened. Soon a report came down the line from the direction of the scene of action that a mine had been exploded and a part of our works blown up and was occupied by the enemy.
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