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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: January 5, 2008
Caption: New Hope Church
Additional Description: To the south along CR 621, the historical trace of the Orange Plank Road, stands New Hope Church (see the detail of the map in photo 2), the center for a sharp action on November 27. Fighting here started as Federal cavalry under General David M. Gregg first sparred with Confederate cavalry under General J.E.B. Stuart. The church is a modern structure built on the site of the original which stood during the war.
Submitted: January 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p13708
File Size: 1.094 Megabytes

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