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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: May 17, 2008
Caption: The Objective - Harpers Ferry
Additional Description: Seen from atop Loudoun Heights, to the east of the convergence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers. Loudoun and Maryland Heights (rising from the river on the right) dominated the city. Once in Confederate hands, the city defenders were isolated and subjected to artillery bombardment.
Submitted: May 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p23940
File Size: 0.956 Megabytes

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