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English: Soldiers near Fredericksburg in the spring of 1863 about the time of the Second Battle of Fredericksburg.
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Union soldiers entrenched along the west bank of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia

Title information from: Grant and Lee, by William Frassanito (NY: Scribner's Sons, 1983), p. 422. And, Brian Pohanka. "The Famous 'Petersburg' Photo," in Military Images Magazine, Jan.-Feb., 1984. With additional research by Barry McGhan, 2011. Formerly misidentified with the title "Union Soldiers in trenches before Petersburg," Dec. 1864.

— Library of Congress
Date between 29 April 1863 and 2 May 1863
date QS:P,+1863-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1319,+1863-04-29T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1863-05-02T00:00:00Z/11
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Civil War Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Reproduction Number: LC-USZC6-48

This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division
under the digital ID cph.3h00048.
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Reference: National Archives and Records Administration (ID# ARC 524576)
Author Russell, Andrew J., photographer
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current16:41, 27 May 2011Thumbnail for version as of 16:41, 27 May 20113,683 × 2,713 (894 KB)Martin H. (talk | contribs)full size version, cropped
20:42, 13 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 20:42, 13 May 2010577 × 424 (39 KB)Beyond My Ken (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == Union soldiers in trench at Petersburg. LOC subject says before the battle of the crater. Possibly Matthew Brady photograph (according to another source). Note: This image is also found on page 278 of "The American Heritage New H

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