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Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Fortifications. The ditch, dug by Cornwallis in 1781 was deepened by Gen. Magruder in 1862
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Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Fortifications. The ditch, dug by Cornwallis in 1781 was deepened by Gen. Magruder in 1862

1862 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineYorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Fortifications. The ditch, dug by Cornwallis in 1781 was deepened by Gen. Magruder in 1862. 1862. Civil War Glass Negatives, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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