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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Fort Mahone, very Touching


My great grandfather and great uncle knew all these men as they were part of the 53rd NC which was the sole unit in Fort Mahone. Handpicked men of the 53rd (My great grandfather was one of these) made the final, night assault at Petersburg in an attempt to break Grant's line. This was against Fort Stedman which was immediately in front of Fort Mahone. They initially succeeded, but reinforcements drove them back. This video is made from photographs which were taken the day after the 53rd evacuated the lines the night before to begin the retreat to Appomattox.~ Brock Townsend

2 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

Damn Lincoln.

9:07 AM  
Blogger FastFred said...

In this video it shows these brave Men were willing to fight and die for a way of life they believed in.
To show respect for these brave Men we should help educate all others to the truth about the "War Between The States"and the Southern way of life any time we have the opportunity.This was a very touching video.

9:05 PM  

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