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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: March 29, 2008
Caption: Purnell Legion and 125th Pennsylvania Monuments
Additional Description: On the opposite side of the Smoketown Road is Kershaw's Brigade Tablet (Number 361). In the far distance the 13th New Jersey's Third Monument here at Antietam stands on the right side of the road. The Legion advanced through the West Woods to a point near the monument during Greene's assault of the Dunker Church area around mid-day. Note that the 125th Pennsylvania Monument and Kershaw's Brigade Tablet recount the action around 9:30 a.m. in the West Woods. The Purnell Legion and 13th New Jersey Monuments are for actions after 10:30 a.m. Indicating two distinct phases of the battle.
Submitted: April 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p20741
File Size: 1.142 Megabytes

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