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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: February 9, 2008
Caption: The Cornfield
Additional Description: Looking north from the marker's location, the Cornfield was the main objective of Hood's division. The tree line in the upper right distance is part of the East Woods. Notice how the wooden fence drops off in the right center. At that point a ledge runs generally north to south through the cornfield, somewhat dividing the field. This same ledge is seen in Photo 3 above running behind the Texas Monument. Because of this terrain feature, the fighting here in the cornfield actually evolved into two distinct actions - the left side where Wofford's Texas Brigade fought along the Hagerstown Pike and the right side where Law's Brigade fought near the East Woods.
Submitted: February 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p16734
File Size: 1.030 Megabytes

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