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Why Do We Remember What We Remember? Richard Kirkland as the “Angel of Marye’s Heights”
Fredericksburg is a largely unmonumented battlefield. The most prominent monument on the southern end of the field is the “Meade pyramid” largely inaccessible to most visitors; besides that the remains of earthworks stand as a testament to what once occurred … Continue reading
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