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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: February 21, 2009
Caption: Open Gap in the Federal Center
Additional Description: Looking west from a point just south of the Willard Marker. In the left center is the red barn of the Klingle farm. Just right of center is the site of the Rogers farm. Further to the right is the Virginia State Memorial on Seminary Ridge. Between the two farms are several monuments along Emmitsburg Road representing units of Humphrey's Division of Third Corps. When those troops were driven back, with the collapse of the Peach Orchard salient, a large gap opened in the Federal lines. In this view, Barksdale's Confederate Brigade advanced toward the camera from just left of the Klingle farm. Wilcox's Confederate Brigade advanced from ground to the right of the farm. Federal General W.S. Hancock ordered up any reinforcements nearby to plug this gap and halt the two Confederate brigades. One of the units Hancock ordered up was Willard's Brigade.
Submitted: March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p54494
File Size: 1.331 Megabytes

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