Civil War ~ Union Troops at Petersburg, VA

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lineagekeeper
– Posted on 1 November 2011Posted in: Civil War, Images, Military, Photos, Portrait Series

Union troops in the trenches at the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia in 1865.  Movement by troops in the background makes them appear as ghosts.  How many of these men soon joined that rank after the first shots were fired?

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