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  • Aug 9, 1864 · all day
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The heaviest bombardment

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What happened

Federal guns fired about 5,000 shells into the city on Aug 9, the peak of the five-week shelling. Civilians sheltered in cellars and backyard 'bombproofs'; about twenty were killed over the whole bombardment.

Date
Aug 9, 1864
Time
all day
Units
US artillery along the siege lines