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Zouaves Advance
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: October 18, 2008
Caption: Zouaves Advance
Additional Description: The 140th New York passed through the first line of defenders and into a gully beyond. There the regiment fought at close quarters, and awaited reinforcements. When those were not forthcoming, the Zouaves were effectively surrounded. The men were ordered to escape as best they could, and many were captured or killed. Several of the Federals were hastily buried by the Confederates around these rocks. While later the bodies were relocated to the Fredericksburg National Cemetery, depressions and mounds remain all around.
Submitted: October 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p40312
File Size: 1.892 Megabytes

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