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Virginia State Capitol, Richmond

map of Richmond, Virginia, c. 1900

Petersburg Campaign: ruins of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

John R. Pope: Broad Street Station

Petersburg campaign: ruins of the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge

Richmond: executive mansion of the Confederacy

Virginia Commonwealth University

Crawford, Thomas: George Washington

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Virginia State Capitol, Richmond

map of Richmond, Virginia, c. 1900

Petersburg Campaign: ruins of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

John R. Pope: Broad Street Station

Petersburg campaign: ruins of the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge

Richmond: executive mansion of the Confederacy

Virginia Commonwealth University

Crawford, Thomas: George Washington

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