The Civil War through the camera - hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history (1912) (14777507632)

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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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city as their line of march wasilluminated by the conflagration, and emotions too deep forwords overcame them. The woods and fields, in their fresh,bright colors of spring, were in sharp contrast to the travel-worn, weather-beaten, ragged veterans passing over the verdantplain. Lee hastened the march of his troops to Amelia CourtHouse, where he had ordered supplies, but by mistake the trainof supplies had been sent on to Richmond. This was a crushingblow to the hungry men, who had been stimulated on theirtiresome march by the anticipation of much-needed food. Thefatality of war was now hovering over them like a huge blackspecter. General Grant did not proceed to Richmond, but leavingGeneral Weitzel to invest the city, he hastened in pursuit ofLee to intercept the retreating army. This pursuit was startedearly on the 3d. On the evening of that date there was somefiring between the pursuing army and Lees rear guard. Itwas Lees design to concentrate his force at Amelia Court April1865 ^
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APPOMATTOX STATION—LEES LAST ATTEMPT TO PROVISION HIS RETREATING ARMY At this railroad point, three miles from the durt House, a (onfederate provision train arrived on the morning of April 8th. The sup-plies were being loaded into wagons and ambulances by a detail of about four thousand men, many of them unarmed, when suddenlya body of Federal cavalry charged upon them, having reached the spot by a by-road leading from the Red House. After a few shotsthe Confederates fled in confusion. The cavalry drove them on in the direction of Appomattox Court House, capturing many prison-ers, twenty-five pieces of artillery, a hospital train, and a large park of wagons. This was Lees last effort to obtain food for his army.