Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Battery D, Fifth U.S. artillery in action, Fredericksburg, VA.

Battery D, Fifth U.S. artillery in action, Fredericksburg, VA.

Summary: Row of cannons with men positioned to load each cannon before the next round of bombardment.

Photographer: Timothy H. O’Sullivan

Library of Congress image.

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