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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: September 17, 2008
Caption:
Rugg's Battery Location | Additional Description: On July 3, Rugg's Battery was deployed just north of what is today Hunt Avenue, facing east (right). The battery covered the draw south of Culps Hill, in which Spangler's Spring flows. During the bombardment which proceeded Pickett's Charge, many Confederate overshots landed in the battery's area.
Submitted: November 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p42727
File Size: 1.189 Megabytes
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