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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: November 8, 2008
Caption: Skirmish Line
Additional Description: Looking west down Long Lane toward Seminary Ridge. This road did not exist at the time of the battle. The 8th Ohio kept a spirited skirmish line out harassing the Confederates on the northern end of Seminary Ridge through July 2 and 3. Before Longstreet's assault on July 3, the 8th Ohio pulled their lines in, but were unable to return to the safety of Cemetery Ridge. Laying concealed in the fields between the lines, the 8th Ohio detached elements of the rose and delivered several stunning volleys into the flanks of Brokenbrough's and Davis' Brigades on the left flank of the assault.
Submitted: January 8, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p49336
File Size: 1.272 Megabytes

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