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They’re
back!
For
the longest time, Page’s Virginia Battery on the slope of Oak Hill had just one cannon to represent its battle position. After a visit at the beginning of
November I was pleased to see four pieces, two Napoleons and two Parrotts,
focusing their menacing attention on the Eleventh Corps Line. I’m always
thrilled to see renovation efforts on the battlefield, especially when it means
returning an area as closely to its 1863 appearance as possible.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. BERNARD LAFARGUE
Born 1837 --- Died July
26, 1863 at age 26
Co. G, 10TH
Louisiana Infantry
Pvt.
Lafargue, a laborer, was born in France. He enlisted in 1861 and was mortally
wounded at Gettysburg. He was later buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
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