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English: Confederate dead behind the stone wall of Marye's Heights, Virginia, killed during the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, which was in the eastern portion of the May 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville. The previous battle was in December 1862. According to the NARA caption, this photo is from the 1863 battle. The 6th Maine Infantry penetrated the Confederate lines at this point.
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institution QS:P195,Q38945047
NARA image 111-B-514.
Author Photographed by Capt. Andrew J. Russell (1830–1902) for
Mathew Benjamin Brady  (1822–1896)  wikidata:Q187850 q:pl:Mathew B. Brady
 
Mathew Benjamin Brady
Description American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death 18 May 1822 Edit this at Wikidata 15 January 1896 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York Edit this at Wikidata Manhattan Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 1844 until circa 1887
date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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New York City, Washington, D.C.
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creator QS:P170,Q187850

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    • 2008-05-04T22:20:25Z Finavon 1420x1080 (376117 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|Confederate dead behind the stone wall of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va., killed during the [[:en:Battle of Chancellorsville|Battle of Chancellorsville]]. Note: There were two battles at

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01:44, 15 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 01:44, 15 March 20091,292 × 969 (768 KB)Mfield{{Information |Description={{en|Confederate dead behind the stone wall of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va., killed during the Battle of Chancellorsville.<br /> Note: There were two battles at Marye's Heights. The fi

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