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title: Dead Confederate Soldier in the Petersburg Trenches
author: T. C. Roche
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21458/dead-confederate-soldier-in-the-petersburg-trenche/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-12-18
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# Dead Confederate Soldier in the Petersburg Trenches
_Authored by T. C. Roche_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21458.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Confederate soldier killed near the end of the [Siege of Petersburg](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2865/siege-of-petersburg/) in the [American Civil War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Civil_War/), photograph by T. C. Roche, 3 April 1865.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Roche, T. C. (2025, December 18). Dead Confederate Soldier in the Petersburg Trenches. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Roche, T. C.. "Dead Confederate Soldier in the Petersburg Trenches." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 18, 2025. .
### MLA
Roche, T. C.. "Dead Confederate Soldier in the Petersburg Trenches." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Dec 2025, .
## License & Copyright
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