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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Levin, Kevin M., 1969–

Remembering the Battle of the Crater: war as murder / Kevin M. Levin.

pages cm — (New directions in Southern history)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8131-3610-3 (hardcover: alk. paper) —

ISBN 978-0-8131-3640-0 (pdf) — ISBN 978-0-8131-4041-4 (epub)

1.   Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864. 2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Participation, African American. 3. United States. Army—African American troops—History—19th century. 4. African American soldiers—History—19th century. 5. United States. Colored Troops. 6. Collective memory. I. Title.

E476.93.L48 2012

973.7’36—dc23

2012012438

This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.

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