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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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one hundred and forty thousand and one hundred and fifty thousand. Coming up from Knox-viUc was Schoficld with an estimated force of thirty thousand superb troops. From the valley Grant was bringing up nearly twentythousand more, against whom, as Lee expressed it, he could oppose scarcely a vidette. Sherman was approaching from XorthCarolina, and his force when united with Scofields would reach eighty thousand. It was impossible, and yet it was after this, thatGordon made his charge. South of Hatchers Run, at the very westernmost part of the Confederate entrenchments, Sheridan fellupon the Confederate flank. It was a complete victory. With General Merritt and General Griffin sweeping in, the cavalry chargedthe works and five thousand Confederates were taken prisoners, besides those killed and wounded. The Federal loss was less thanseven hundred. This was the last day of March. Lined up here we see some of these captured thousands about to receive theirfirst square meal in many months.
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HOT PUB. CO. APRIL SE(OND—WHERE LEE WATCHED From this mound (ioiu-ral Lee watehed tlie final Federal attack begin near Hatchers Run on the niorniiiK of April -Z, 180,5. It was!i .serious party of officers that gathered in this battery on the inner line of Confederate fortifications Ijefore Petersburg. On thepreceding days at Hat<-hers Run, and again at Five Forks, Lee had attempted to break through the besiegers, but the efforts werefutile, and no sooner had they ceased than the Federal army began to gather itself for the last grapple. All night of April 1st, tillfour in the morning, the Federal artillery had kept up a terrific bombardment along the whole line, and at daybreak Lee saw theSixth Corps ad\aneing to the assault. As they broke through the Confederate lines and wheeled to attack Fort Gregg, Lee calledhis stafi about him, telling them to witness a most gallant defense. A moment later they saw the Stars and Stripes unfurled over theparapet. The depicted and worn-out Conf

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