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Confederate Fortifications at Manassas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0934 Author/Creator: Place Written: Manassas, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.3 cm, Width: 5.7 cm Order a Copy

Image of fortifications constructed by the Confederates at Manassas. In the central section of the image, a set of railroad tracks is evident, with another set of earthen fortifications evident in the distance. Inscription on verso: "Manassah [Manassas] Confed. Fortifications." Numeric notation on verso: "163." Additional numeric notation on verso: "692."

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