July 30th. [Explosion of the mine.] A regular artillery battle began at 4 P.m. The shell flew thick; were relieved at 10 P.m., marched to our old camp. Burnside blew up a rebel fort, and 500 Rebs and 18 guns were buried.
Leverett Bradley: A Soldier-Boy’s Letters
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