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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: February 9, 2008
Caption: Archer's Brigade Enters the 40 Acre Cornfield
Additional Description: Archer's Brigade charged over the fence, represented today by the stone wall on the east side of Branch Avenue, and into the 40 acre cornfield. Once entering the field, they were in the open and subjected to fire from several batteries of Federal artillery. The Brigade's line of advance was between the camera's position and the culvert at the bottom of the ravine, moving from left to right.
Submitted: March 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p19996
File Size: 1.097 Megabytes

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