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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concentratedartillery of the Confederates; they took theposition and held it for a moment under agalling fire, which finally drove them back, butnot until they had captured a flag and threehundred prisoners. The battle was substan-tially over by half-past seven in the morning,but sullen fighting continued throughout theday. About noontime General Grant, who hadvisited all the corps commanders to see forhimself the positions gained and what could bedone, concluded that the Confederates were toostrongly entrenched to be dislodged and orderedthat further offensive action should cease. Allthe next day the dead and wounded lay on thefield uncared for while both armies warilywatched each other. The lower picture wastaken during this weary wait. Not till the7th was a satisfactory truce arranged, andthen all but two of the wounded Federals haddied. No wonder that Grant wrote, I havealways regretted that the last assault at ColdHarbor was ever made. FEDERAL CAMP AT COLD HARBOR AFTER THE BATTLE
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THE BUSIEST PLACE IX DIXIE City Point, just after its capture by Butler. From June, 1864, until April, I860, City Point, at thejuncture of the Appomattox and the James, was a point of entry and departure for more vessels thanany city of the South including even New Orleans in times of peace. Here landed supplies that keptan army numbering, with righting force and supernumeraries, nearly one hundred and twenty thousandwell-supplied, well-fed, well-contented, and well-munitioned men in the field. This was the marvelous base—safe from attack, secure from molestation. It was meals and money that won at Petersburg, the braveryof full stomachs and warm-clothed bodies against the desperation of starved and shivering out-numberedmen. A glance at this picture tells the story. There is no need of rehearsing charges, counter-charges,mines, and counter-mines. Here lies the reason—Petersburg had to fall. As we look back with a retro-spective eye n I his scene of plenty and abundance, w

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