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Bombed Confederate fort

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1069 Author/Creator: Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 7.9 x 7.6 cm Order a Copy

The photo shows eight soldiers standing amidst rubble and cannons in a Confederate fortification. Inscription on verso: "Confed. Fortifications Yorktown, Va." Numeric notations on verso: "2367" and "40."

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