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The Final Stand - Five Forks

A wayside on the of a field with short trees in the foreground and tall ones on the horizon.
Five Forks stop #4

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Confederate cavalry under Robert E. Lee’s son Rooney were to protect the infantries flank on the West send of the line. Major General George Custer led several charges against the southerners to break the line, but the confederate enforcement held. The remainder of the Five Forks defenders would withdraw from the battlefield that evening under their cover.

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Last updated: April 10, 2022