Trivia 9-25-17 So sad

[chellers]

Main question: The Battle of the Crater at the siege of Petersburg, Virginia.

"It was the saddest affair I have witnessed in war,"
General Ulysses S. Grant, transmitted in a telegraph to Army Chief of Staff Henry W. Halleck about the Battle of the Crater.
https://www.recreation.gov/marketin...tle_of_the_Crater_at_Petersburg__Virginia.htm

Bonus: South Carolina

 

[Waterloo50]

What was The saddest event Gen. Grant witnessed during the war.

credit: @mofederal

Make Up Bonus: What state was described as, "too small to be a republic and too large to be an insane asylum?"

credit: @JohnW.

The pitched battle around Petersburg, Virginia, and the destruction of the ground under Elliot's Salient from the explosion of the mine dug by Pennsylvania coal miners of the 48th Pennsylvania.

Bonus Q. South Carolina

 

[lelliott19]

Grant, speaking of the July 30, 1864 failed assault at Petersburg (which became known as the Battle of the Crater) sent the following by telegram to Halleck:

"It was the saddest affair I have witnessed in war. Such opportunity for carrying fortifications I have never seen and do not expect again to have." http://www.weeklystandard.com/end-at-appomattox/article/914499​

Make Up Bonus:
James Louis Petigru said that about South Carolina just after it seceded. wiki/James_L._Petigru

 

[captaindrew]

Main question: The Battle of the Crater bonus: South Carolina

 

[MC44]

main:
The events of the Crater.

Bonus:
South Carolina

 

[amweiner]

First off, please allow me a hooray that trivia is back! Hope this new computer is working well for you, Ami!!

Main question: This refers to Grant's statement to Halleck about the Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864.
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Crater_Battle_of_the#start_entry

Make Up Bonus: That interesting description was of South Carolina, made by James L. Petigru.
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jameslpet714450.html

 

[hoosier]

Main question: The Battle of the Crater

Bonus: South Carolina

 

[JohnW.]

Regular question: The Battle of the Crater

 

[JohnW.]

Makeup bonus: Credit for question

 

[MaryDee]

I'm going to dredge up my aging memory here, so no searching for references.

Cold Harbor.

The state was South Carolina. I very recently read this but don't remember who said it!

 

[WJC]

What was The saddest event Gen. Grant witnessed during the war. Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864.
What state was described as, "too small to be a republic and too large to be an insane asylum?" South Carolina, as characterized by secession opponent James L. Petigru.

 

[sarladaise]

The Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864

Bonus: South Carolina

 

[JOHN42768]

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant called the July 30, 1864 Battle of the Crater "the saddest affair I have witnessed in this war."
Source: https://www.civilwar.org/learn/articles/calamity-crater

Bonus: South Carolina
Source:
South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum. James L. Petigru
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jameslpet714450.html

 

[canadianconfederate]

General Grant called the Battle of the Crater the saddest event he had ever witnessed. It took place on July 30th, 1864 and was part of the Battle of Petersburg. 1500 Confederates and 4400 Union soldiers were killed.

The state referred to was South Carolina, by James Petigru - an American lawyer and southern unionist politician.

 

[Copperhead-mi]

The assault in and around the crater during the July 30, 1864 Battle of the Crater.

Make up bonus - According to James L. Petigru, South Carolina

 

[mofederal]

The Battle of the Crater. I know I just wanted to answer it.

 

[ami]

Answer the Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Va. The words are from his memoirs.

bonus: Answer: South Carolina. The 150th anniversary of the signing of the Ordinance of Secession reminded us of former congressman James Petigru's sentiment. In spite of his opinion, South Carolina voted unanimously to secede from the Union, becoming the first state to do so.
Source: civilwarstudies.org