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NH 79938 "We crawled the entire distance to our posts."

Photo #: NH 79938 "We crawled the entire distance to our posts."
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Title: "We crawled the entire distance to our posts."
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Description: Halftone reproduction of and artwork by Bacon, published in Deeds of Valor, Volume II, page 81, by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, 1907. It depicts a scene described by Sergeant Richard Binder, USMC, of the advance of the Navy sharpshooters' unit under Lieutenant Williams, during the Sailors' and Marines' assault on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, 15 January 1865. Binder and other surviving members of this party were awarded the Medal of Honor. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 79938
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