Download or read book The Battle of the Crater written by Newt Gingrich and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale inspired by the crushing 1864 Union defeat at the Battle of the Crater follows the investigation of reporter and Lincoln confidante James O'Reilly, who retraces the tragedy and how a promising campaign went wrong.