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Dead Horse Hill
The name Dead Horse Hill was applied to the terrain of Prospect Hill by the Confederate artillerymen who fought there. Lieutenant Colonel Reuban Walker’s Artillery Battalion, with 14 guns, was placed on Prospect Hill. During the several Union bombardments against Walker’s guns, a considerable number of the artillery projectiles overshot Walker’s entrenched artillery pieces, exploding amongst the horses. The slaughter was foreseeable, but not preventable. Continue reading
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