Ammunition barge explodes at City Point
August 9, 1864, City Point wharf, Virginia.
- Date
- August 9, 1864
- Where
- City Point wharf, Virginia
- What happened
- Other
- Event
- 119 of 174
A Confederate agent's time bomb blew up an ammunition barge at the Union supply wharf. The depot was back in full operation in nine days.
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