Identifier: civilwarthroughc00elso (find matches)
Title: The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Elson, Henry William, 1857- Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896 Civil War Semi-centennial Society Patriot Pub. Co., Springfield, Mass
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Publisher: Springfield, Mass. : Patriot Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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BEFORE VICKSBURG The close-set mouth, squared shoulders and lower-ing brow in this photograph of Grant, taken inDecember, 186-2, tell the story of the intensity ofhis purpose while he was advancing upon Vicks-burg—only to be foiled by Van Dorns raid on hisline of communications at Holly Springs. Hisgrim expression and determined jaw betokened norespite for the Confederates, however. Six monthslater he marched into the coveted stronghold.This photograph was taken by James Mullen atOxford, Mississippi, hi December, 18t$2, just be-fore Van Dorns raid balked the generals plans. AFTER VICKSBURG This photograph was taken in the fall of 1863,after the capture of the Confederacys Gibraltarhad raised Grant to secure and everlasting fame.His attitude is relaxed and his eyebrows no longermark a straight line across the grim visage. Theright brow is slightly arched with an almost jovialexpression. But the jaw is no less vigorous anddetermined, and the steadfast eyes seem to bepeering into that

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