File:Conf dead chancellorsville.jpg

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Description	English: Confederate dead behind the stone wall of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Va., killed during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Note: There were two battles at Marye's Heights. The first was the en:Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862, the second was the eastern portion of the en:Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863. According to the NARA caption for photo96, this photo is from the 1863 battle.
Date	May 1863
Source	NARA image 111-B-514. Transferred from en.wikipedia
Author	Photographed by Capt. en:Andrew J. Russell Original uploader was Darwinek at en.wikipedia

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