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Chesterfield (Taylor's) Bridge, North Anna, Va. [1861-1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0530 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 19.7 x 24.8 cm Order a Copy

Four soldiers stand on the near end of the bridge and two on the opposite end. There is a group of soldiers in the foreground on the right side of the image with rifles wearing shoulder rolls.

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