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More than a third of the 650-member force fell dead or wounded taking the Confederate breastworks.
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
The infantrymen around him peeped painfully over the heap of dirt that substituted for a breastwork.
—Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
The infantrymen around him peeped painfully over the heap of dirt that substituted for a breastwork.
—Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Breastwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breastwork. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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breastwork
noun
breast·work
ˈbrest-ˌwərk 
: a wall thrown together to serve as a defense in battle
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