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Bodies of the dead collected for burial in the field near McPherson's woods, south of Chambersburg Pike, on battlefield of first day

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Description: Bodies of the dead collected for burial in the field near McPherson's woods, south of Chambersburg Pike. Bodies lie side by side in an open field.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1863
Call number: photSt Taylor (2)
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