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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A drawing of a Civil War battle.

Battle of Fredericksburg

A depiction of Union soldiers being pushed back by Confederate troops on the third day of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862.

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