City Point Explosion 1864

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General Grant's Campaign – Explosion at City Point. August 9, 1864 - Encyclopedia Virginia

Debris rains down on dock workers and Union soldiers who run for safety after a Confederate bomb exploded aboard a barge and ignited nearby ammunition stores on the wharf at City Point, on August 9, 1864. This engraving on the cover of the August 27, 1864, edition of Harper’s Weekly was based on...

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City Point supply depot explosion August 1864

City Point Wharf Explosion, Aug. 9, 1864

August 9, Tuesday . This morning we heard a heavy explosion towards City Point, and there came a telegraph in few minutes that an ordnance barge had blown up with much loss of life. “Rosie,”...

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pICTURE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE EXPLOSION

150 Years Ago Today: Explosion at City Point: August 9, 1864

August 9, 1864: Explosion of Supply Barge J. E. Kendrick at City Point, Va. At 11:40 A. M. on August 9, 1864, one hundred and fifty years ago today, a massive

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[Nathan Stuart]

There does not appear to be much mystery surrounding the cause of this explosion at City Point, after reading all of the information provided in the OP. Thought these were adequate descriptions of the incident, which included the report by Confederate saboteur, John Maxwell, of his actions. The full report of this operation by Confederate Secret Service agent, Maxwell, is found at: 'OR': Vol. 42, Pt. 1, @ pp. 954-56. (Apparently his report was not discovered until after the war).

 

[R. Porter]

Until now I had always thought the wharves and warehouses were on the side of City Point that fronted the Appomattox. I never put much thought into it but it makes so much more sense that they would be on the side fronting the James. I'm glad that map was posted!

 

[JeffBrooks]

I wrote John Maxwell into my novel Shattered Nation as a significant secondary character. He plays a major role towards the end of the story.