The Battle of the Crater was graphically portrayed in the opening scenes of the 2003 film Cold Mountain, starring Jude Law as a Confederate soldier. The film inaccurately depicts the giant explosion occurring in broad daylight; it actually happened in darkness at 4:44 A.M.[17] The battle is also recounted in a historical novel, Battle of the Crater, by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen.[18]