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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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Copyright by iatnot Fuo. l.o. THE ELABORATE DEFENSES Advanced Section, Three Mortars of Union Battery, No. 4. Looking due north and showing the same threemortars pictured in the preceding views. The photograph shows (1) the stockade built above the exca\a-tions as a protection from attack by Confederate infantry; (2) the ammunition that would have been usedthe next day if the Confederates had not evacuated, and (3) the temporary bridge crossing tlie narrowbranch that runs into a northern arm of Wormleys Creek at this point. By this bridge commimicationwas held with the batteries to the west. The hea\y stockade was intended to forestall any attempt of theConfederate infantry to rush the battery. The mortars shown in this photograph are l.S-inch sea-coastmortars and exceeded in weight any guns previously placed in siege batteries. The first of these mortarswas landed at daybreak on April 27th and the whole battery was ready to open bombardment in a weeks time.

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