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Appearance of the Union and Rebel lines at the "Front," from the Parapet of Fort Fisher, Mar. 28 showing the territory gained by the 2nd and 6th, Army Corps after the rebel attack on the 25th inst., with Petersburgh [sic] in the distance / 3 miles only / on the right

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Landscape, with small figures indicating pickets, and cheveaux de frieze. A signal tower in tree in foreground.

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Inscribed below title on verso: Mem = It will be well to delinate the Pickets of both sides as seen in the middle ground/back/between the Chiver[sic]de frize or abatis[sic]works so close were they that a running conversation was ordinarily kept up between them Nestell.

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signal towers forts and fortifications pickets guards history civil war communications petersburg va siege virginia fort fisher ii corps vi corps drawings american appearance union rebel lines rebel lines front parapet fort fisher mar territory army corps army corps attack rebel attack inst petersburgh distance miles 1865 drawings documentary nestell drawing ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress
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01/01/1865
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Nestell, artist
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signal towers forts and fortifications pickets guards history civil war communications petersburg va siege virginia fort fisher ii corps vi corps drawings american appearance union rebel lines rebel lines front parapet fort fisher mar territory army corps army corps attack rebel attack inst petersburgh distance miles 1865 drawings documentary nestell drawing ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress