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  • Artillery practice, alternate view

    Artillery practice, alternate view

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    Photo of a soldier walking down a hill with other soldiers practicing with heavy artillery behind him.

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  • Shooting practice

    Shooting practice

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    Photo of soldiers in a forest practicing how to shoot, cloud of smoke from gun powder in distance.

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  • Camp 5th New York heavy artillery Camp Hill, Harper's Ferry, VA

    Camp 5th New York heavy artillery Camp Hill, Harper's Ferry, VA

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    Image of the military camp of the 5th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment in Harpers Ferry, (now) West Virginia; rows of buildings and groups of soldiers at center; camp activity, artillery, horse-drawn wagons and women hanging laundry on a line at the edges of camp; American bald eagle at top center with banner and Union shield.

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  • View of Battery of Indiana Artillery, Port Hudson, La

    View of Battery of Indiana Artillery, Port Hudson, La

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    A view behind the lines of one of the Indiana Artillery regiments in Fort Hudson, Louisiana. There are tree stumps and rope-enclosed areas in the foreground, with artillery and sheltered areas surrounded by earthworks, sandbags, and circular bales of cotton. Union soldiers are standing around, mostly facing the guns on either side of the image.

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    Battery "D" 1st NY Artillery

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    Union soldiers loading a row of cannons. There are a few men on horseback. White tents can be seen in the background. Title on mount: Battery "D" 1st NY Artillery Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 8.

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  • Monument honoring the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery B, Artillery Brigade, 1st Corps

    Monument honoring the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery B, Artillery Brigade, 1st Corps

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    Image of the monument to Cooper's Battery B, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery. Monument is topped by stone cannon, and is inscribed with: Cooper's / Battery B / First Pennsylvania Light Artillery. / (Penn'a Reserve Vol. Corps.) / Artillery Brigade, First Corps. / Present at Gettysburg, 114 officers and men. / Killed 3; wounded 9. / Ammunition expended: (4 guns) 1050 rounds.

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