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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: July 26, 2014
Caption: Close up of map shown on the marker
Additional Description: Position of the Union Army of the Potomac June 23, 1863 (midday), New Union commander Gen. George G Meade orders his army north with two objectives. Engage the Confederate Army under the best possible conditions while protecting Washington, D.C.

Learning that the Union army was close and getting closer, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee orders his army to consolidate somewhere near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border.
Submitted: July 27, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p280365
File Size: 0.203 Megabytes

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