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Brady at Cornwallis Cave

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1862,

19th century,

American history,

American Revolutionary War,

civil war,

Cornwallis Cave,

Gardner & Gibson,

Lord Cornwallis,

Mathew Brady,

military storage,

Peninsula Campaign,

photo of the week,

photography history,

Union Army,

Virginia,

Yorktown,

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During McClellan’s 1862 Peninsula campaign, the Union captures Yorktown, where Lord Cornwallis surrendered to end the Revolutionary War. This photo shows the famous photographer, Mathew Brady, looking into “Cornwallis’ Cave,” where the British stored gunpowder and armaments

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