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Confederate fortification Yorktown, Virginia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1163 Author/Creator: Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 9.2 x 9.5 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a row of four swiveling cannons inside Confederate fortifications. Four soldiers are visible in the distance. The near cannon is numbered "106" and the first two are labeled "Gen: Magruder Yorktown." Inscription on verso: "Confederate fortification Yorktown, Va." Numeric notations on verso: "139" and "458." Numeric notation on recto: "411."

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