The Battle of the Crater

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🗓️ 23 October 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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he Battle of the Crater was a battle of the American Civil War, part of the Siege of Petersburg. It took place on July 30, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (under the direct supervision of the general-in-chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant).

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0:00.0	I mean, did you guys really think they need another extended intro?
0:05.0	Yeah man, intermission is pretty short and people need time to get more drinks.
0:10.0	Give me some time.
0:11.0	Okay well, let's just hope that you know who there sits down a little faster this time.
0:16.0	Ugh, yes, the worst.
0:20.0	I am telling you, you are wasting your time.
0:24.0	Exactly.
0:25.0	Hey guys, um, why?
0:29.0	Why are we watching Eli dig a hole?
0:32.0	Great question.
0:33.0	Oh, finally Heath, Tom.
0:35.0	You're strapping young man.
0:36.0	Come help me dig this thing.
0:38.0	No, absolutely not.
0:40.0	I'm sweating just watching you.
0:42.0	Yeah, Cecil says I can't have shovels anymore.
0:44.0	Nothing with a handle.
0:45.0	This is thing now.
0:46.0	No, that's a rule.
0:48.0	Come on guys, it's the battle of the crater this episode.
0:53.0	The last stand of the Civil War.
0:55.0	What better place to do it from than a scarred, empty pit in the earth?
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