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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: April 12, 2008
Caption: Alexander's Battalion Line
Additional Description: Alexander's Battalion (six batteries) was aligned near the modern day West Confederate Avenue prior to the assault into the Peach Orchard salient on July 2. Later the batteries were withdrawn to near this same line on the evening of July 3. This view looks north from the Longstreet Observation tower. Individual tablets nearby indicate the general location of the batteries.
Submitted: August 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p31131
File Size: 0.899 Megabytes

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