2022-08-06 | By aframnews | 20 Hits

If we do not learn from history we are doomed to repeat it On July 30 1864 more than 16500 Union soldiers were aligned against only 9500 Confederate seditionists in Petersburg Virginia In addition to its greater numbers the Union had the element of surprise on its side For weeks Union forces had been tunneling under the Confederate line and finally filled the hole with explosives On the day of the battle a fuse was lit and 4 tons of gunpowder exploded breeching a hole in the Confederate defenses by destroying one of their artillery ba >>READ MORE