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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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advance against Johnston, bul the usual understanding is of the march from Atlanta, which began onNovember 15th. On December loth, Shermans, army had closed in on the works around Savannah. Thegenerals first move was to make connections with the fleet and its supplies. The country aliout Savannahafforded nothing l>ut rice, which did not satisfy an army thai for a month had been living on pigs, chickens,ami turkeys. Rut the only convenient channel of communication was the Great Ogeechee, guarded bj thefort that had defied the navy for two years. Its storming by Hazen, on December 17th, was welcome toShermans men above most victories. A foraging party had rowed down the river into Ossabaw Sound andmet a steamer coming in, the crew of which said that it was the Nemeha and had Major-General Fosteron hoard. The party answered: Oh, weve not twenty-seven major-generals up at camp. What we wantis hardtack! On December -1st, (he army entered Savannah. Shermans achievement was world-famous.
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ntVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. OUR CAMP-FIRES SHONE BRIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN The war-time view of the Chattanooga River, from Lookout Mountain, gives a good notion of the countrythrough which Sherman advanced on the first half of his march to the sea. Byers reckons this famousmilitary operation as beginning with the campaign against Joseph E. Johnston. Shermans forces werecentered at Ringgold, a little south of the point here pictured. The fighting in this campaign was of tiemost picturesque variety. Johnston was a master of defensive warfare. The mountainous nature of thecountry enabled him to entrench his forces at every step. lie could always wait to he attacked, couldalways be sure of having the advantage in position, and could retreat through the passes to a new standbefore the Federal forces could arrive. The Union troops, on the other hand, must advance along therailway to keep in touch with their base of supplies in the rear, must fight their way through forests, overboulders, across tor

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