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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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WESTOVER HOUSE: HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL FITZ JOHN PORTER, HARRISONS LANDING mM \v- / ^^\ \^\ Glendale or Xelsons Farm, the last of the Avagon trains hadarrived safely at :Malvern Hill. The contest had hardly closedand the smoke had scarcely lifted from the blood-soaked field,Avhen the Union forces were again in niotion toward the James.By noon on Jnly 1st the last division reached the positionAviiere )McClellan decided to turn again upon his assailants.He had not long to wait, for the Confederate columns, led byLongstreet, were close on his trail, and a march of a few milesbrought them to the Union outposts. They found the Armyof the Potomac admirably situated to give defensive battle.JNIalvern Hill, a plateau, a mile and a half long and half asbroad, with its top almost bare of woods, commanded a view ofthe country over which the Confederate army must approach.Along the western face of this plateau there are deep ravinesfalling abruptly in the direction of the James River; on thenort

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