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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: July 12, 2008
Caption: Crest of the Hill
Additional Description: Looking from the marker location to the north. Burnside's Federal Brigade crested Matthews Hill, seen in the distance where the artillery pieces now stand, and were engaged by Evans' Confederate Brigade. Evans' Brigade formed in the vicinity of the marker. Bee's Brigade arrived and formed to the right (east) of Evans. Finally Bartow's Brigade formed on the right of Bee's men. These three infantry brigades, supported by an artillery battery and small cavalry detachments, bore the brunt of the morning fighting.
Submitted: July 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p29777
File Size: 1.082 Megabytes

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