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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: October 21, 2021
Caption: Position of the Union Army of the Potomac
Additional Description: June 29, 1863 (midday) New Union commander Gen. George G. Meade orders his army north with two objectives: Engage the Confederate army under the best possible conditions while protecting Washington, D.C.

Learning that the Union army was close and getting closer, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee orders his army to consolidate somewhere near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border.Close-up of map on marker.
Submitted: October 23, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p617681
File Size: 1.048 Megabytes

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