Capture the Flag: 'That July afternoon'

On July 3, 1863, during Pickett's Charge, the Confederates made their way up Cemetery Ridge and fought hand-to-hand with Union soldiers. Near the copse of trees, Marshall Sherman of the 1st Minnesota captured the 28th Virginia Infantry flag.

Natalee Waters, The Roanoke Times
Printed 7/3/00

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