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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: February 21, 2009
Caption: Skirmish Line
Additional Description: Looking southwest from the position marker location. On the far right is the front of Spangler's house. In the distance, at the tree line, is Seminary Ridge. The observation tower stands just left of center. The Wisconsin company of Sharpshooters, along with other units from the regiment, maintained a skirmish line here in the afternoon of July 2. To the right of the Sharpshooters was the 1st Massachusetts skirmish line. To their left was the 5th New Jersey. This heavy skirmish line was driven in by the advance of Barksdale's and Wilcox's Confederate Brigades.
Submitted: March 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p57009
File Size: 0.974 Megabytes

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