Person
Ledlie
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Years
- 1864
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ledlie, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, 30 July 1864
1864Role: Union officer criticized by a court of inquiry and effectively dismissed
- Mine Detonation
Union forces detonated a mine beneath Confederate lines, creating a gap in defenses near Petersburg, Virginia.
- Reputational and Command Consequences
The Crater became one of Burnside's two remembered disastrous defeats; inquiries later examined Ledlie's conduct and the changed plan of attack.
- Mine Detonation
Sources
- Battle of the Crater Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31