The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia

Original caption: In the early Spring of 1862, the Army of the Potomac laid a very heavy siege to Yorktown, Va. Immense batteries of enormous guns and mortars were planted all along the line by the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. This is a battery of 13-inch sea-coast mortars.

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1861 The War For the Union. 1865 CORI - - -