Watching the Approach

Watching the Approach (HM2GWW)

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N 32° 22.313', W 90° 51.039'

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On this steep hill crowned by rifle pits, Confederates easily threw back a Union assault on May 22, 1863. During the siege that followed, Confederate sharpshooters could only harass Union troops as they slowly dug trenches up the hill.
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HM NumberHM2GWW
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Placed ByNational Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Sunday, May 19th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 702214 N 3583688
Decimal Degrees32.37188333, -90.85065000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 22.313', W 90° 51.039'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 22' 18.78" N, 90° 51' 2.3400000000001" W
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