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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: November 1, 2008
Caption: The Bird's Nest
Additional Description: Near the top of the monument is a bronze bird's nest. According to a story told by soldiers, during the fighting a nest full of baby birds was noticed on the ground, upset by the firing. A solder of a regiment returned the nest and the birds to a nook in a nearby tree. Or so the story goes.
Submitted: January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p50454
File Size: 0.939 Megabytes

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