This chrome-era postcard reproduces John A. Elder's painting "The Battle of the Crater," depicting the intense July 30, 1864 engagement of the Petersburg, Virginia campaign during the American Civil War. The scene shows Confederate and Union soldiers in close combat around the crater left by the mine explosion, with a Confederate battle flag raised at the center of the action.

Publisher: Cussons May & Co. Inc.
Type: Glossy photo-offset "chrome" postcard
Postmark: Posted 1967

Condition: VG- — postally used, with a canceled stamp and handwritten correspondence on the reverse. Please see photos for full condition details.

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