File:The Civil War through the camera - hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history (1912) (14739844906).jpg
DescriptionThe Civil War through the camera - hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history (1912) (14739844906).jpg
Text Appearing Before Image: Pi I W \ Text Appearing After Image: THE BRIDGES THAT A BAND OF MUSIC THREATENED At Franklin Crossing, on the Rappahannock, occurred an incident that proves how little things may changethe whole trend of the best-laid plans. The left Union wing under the command of General Franklin,composed of the First Army Corps under General Reynolds, and the Sixth under General W. F. Smith,was crossing to engage in the battle of Fredericksburg. For two days they poured across these yieldingplanks between the swaying boats to the farther shore. Now, in the crossing of bridges, moving bodies ofmen must break step or even well-built structures might be threatened. The colonel of one of the regi-ments in General Devens division that led the van ordered his field music to strike up just as the headof the column swept on to the flimsy planking; before the regiment was half-way across, unconsciously themen had fallen into step and the whole fabric was swaying to the cadenced feet. Vibrating like a great fiddle-string, the bridge would have
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