Battle of the Crater - Covered

At this place located by participants in the <b>Battle of the Crater</b>, this road, known as the Jerusalem Plank Road, was crossed by a <b>covered way</b> leading eastwardly to the ravine in rear of the Confederate breastworks which run northwardly from the Crater. By this covered way about 8 o’clock on the morning of July 30th 1864, nearly 4 hours after the explosion, the Confederate troops under Gen. WM. Mahone approached the ravine from which they charged and recaptured the breastworks.<br><br> This replaces a wooden marker erected by A.P. Hill camp Confederate Veterans.