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Infantry Fighting at New Hope Church
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: January 5, 2008
Caption: Infantry Fighting at New Hope Church
Additional Description: After the initial cavalry fighting, both sides reinforced the horse soldiers with infantry. Maj. Gen. Henry Heth's Confederate division arrived to occupy the high ground to the west of the church (in the distance beyond the field here). Federal General John Sykes' V Corps arrived on the field to press Heth from this line.
Submitted: January 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p13709
File Size: 0.902 Megabytes

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