Image: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14782548653)

Description: Identifier: photographichist02mill (find matches) 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 View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: 511 nevtert OF <teviEws co. ELEMENT IN WAKFARE near Manassas anri Bull Run was to prevent the concentrationof a heavy Federal force between his column and Longstreots,then more than a days march distant. The crippling of hisrailroad connnunication and the seizure of his stores were notin themselves sufficient to do this. In the pictures we see thework-trains of the Military Railroad removinf; the wreckage,gathering up debris to be used in repairing the road and itsrolling-stock, and the tracks being relr.id and guardefi bj thesoldiers. Before Pope could reestablish his railroad commu-nication, Lees clever maneuvers drew the Federals into thedisastrous battle of Second Bull Run. . t« ^ I-\ f^^^Bnfl g-- ..^^^sflH ^^^^pA^^ Fttj H J^^^JIy^B m ^Hli^ lijijglM Um iMJIIIjJ ijt^.-».vri^ ^^.^•r~ ^■ai^k ^ ^M *:d Text Appearing After Image: AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WAR GAME A pn,l)l.>m for Ihv practical railn.a.l man. It takes all kinds of people to make up a world and it takes all kinds of men to make upan army. In the volunteer force.s tliat fought in the ranks of both North and South were men of every calling, every profession,mechanics, artisans, artificers, men familiar with machine-shop practice as well as the men of field and plow, and the thinking soldierwhose hand was as ready with the pen as with the sword. Was an engine-driver needed, or a farrier or carpenter, the colonel of aregiment luul l.ut to shout. Hut so important <iid the lines of communication by railway become to both armies that separate com- COPYRIGHT. 1911, REVIEW OF REVtEWS CO. REPAIRING AFTER THE CONFEDERATE RAID ON POPES LINE OF MARCH mands of practical engineers, trackmen, and wreckers had to be organized and maintained. Train-wrecking seems a cruel act of de-liberate vandalism, yet it is part of warfare. When penetrating the enemys cou Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14782548653)
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