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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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1, PATRIOT PUB. CO. SHOP KIDDI.KI) HOMES IX FRFDFRK KSIURG. VIRGINIA How widespread was the condition of affairs described by Grady as confronting the Confederate soldieron his return home, appears insuch pictures. The havoc was the result of Burnsides bombardment of December 11. 1862. When the Confederate sharpshooters from the roofs and windows of the houses in Fredericksburg opened fire on the pontoniers, the Federal artillery at once returned the lire,at 7 a.m., and continued it incessantly until one oclock in the afternoon. Despite a bombardment winch laid the town in ruins, volun-teers from the Seventh Michigan and Nineteenth Massachusetts finally had to be scut over to drive off the stubborn sharpshooters.
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E vie a 01 REVIEWS CO. I V presents, or progressed in honor and equity Inward solution?Lei the record speak to the point. No section shows a moreprosperous laboring population than the negroes of the South,none in fuller sympathy with the employing and land-owningclass. He shafts our school fund, lias the fullest protection ofour laws and the friendship of our people. Self-interest, as wellas honor, demand that he should have this. Our future, ourvery existence depends upon our working out this problem infull and exact justice. We understand that when Lincolnsigned the emancipation proclamation, your victory was as-sured, for he then committed you to the cause of human liberty,against which the arms of man cannot prevail—while those ofour statesmen who trusted to make slavery the corner-stone ofthe Confederacy doomed us to defeat as far as they could, com-mitting us to a cause that reason could n< it defend or the swordmaintain in the sight of advancing civilization. Had Mr. Toom

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