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National Military Park Tour Stop-1: Grant's Last Line Page3 |
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Enlarge Looking west |
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Enlarge Another view to the west. Grant's Last Line marker in
left background |
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Enlarge Battery in background of previous photo |
(6-01) Grant's Last Line. While the Confederates moved to crush the Hornets'
Nest, Grant formed a defensive line along this ridge. The line of
artillery marks the final position of Grant's left on April 6. That
night Buell's reinforcements deployed forward of Grant's left and center
while Lew Wallace's fresh division reinforced the right. At dawn on
April 7 nearly 50,000 Federals launched a counterattack against the
Confederates |
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24-pounder smooth bore siege cannon,
model 1819, manufactured 1828. Type used during night of April 6th.
Located on Grant's Last Line, the Pittsburg Landing Road |
View from near the
Iowa monument, looking east toward Pittsburg Landing, just beyond the
trees in the distance |
