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380:" shows a Confederate officer in the bottom right of the photo, lying on his back against the bank of the Sunken Road. Further research confirmed that picture was taken from a point further up the hill and not near the intersection of Bloody lane and the Roulette Farm lane which is where Tew was killed.
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and received permission to visit the prison but he was unable to locate him. His place of burial remains unknown. In
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