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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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e steady, rolling fire of musketry and the boom of cannontold of deadly work in front. It was nearly six oclock beforeSedgwicks column deployed into line in the rear of Fair OaksStation. They came not too soon. Just now there was a lullin the battle. The Confederates were gathering themselvesfor a vigorous assault on their opponents flaming front.Their lines were re-forming. General Joseph E. Johnstonhimself had immediate command. President JeflFerson Davishad come out from his capital to witness the contest. Rap-idly the Confederates moved forward. A heavy fusilladepoured from their batteries and muskets. Great rents weremade in the line of blue. It did not waver. The openings Averequickly filled and a scorching fire was sent into the approach-ing columns. Again and again the charge was repeated onlyto be repulsed. Then came the order to fix bayonets. Fiveregiments—Thirty-fourth and Eighty-second New York, Fif-teenth and Twentieth JNIassachusetts and Seventh Michigan :\Iav1862 a .^
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CopyriytU by Review of Reviews Co. SUMNER IN THE FIELD—A GENERAL FLXL OP YEARS AND HONORS. Not many men distinguished in the war could look back upon forty-two years of actual service at the outbreak of hostilities. Butsuch was the case with General Edwin V. Sumner. He stands above in the Peninsula Campaign, at St. Peters church, near New KentCourt House, Virginia, not far from White House Landing. In this sacred edifice George Washington had worshiped. When thispicture was taken Sumner was one year past the age when generals of the present day are deemed too old for service. Commandingthe Second Army Corps in the Peninsula Campaign, he was twice wounded; and again, leading his men at Antietam, once more he wasstruck. He fought again at Fredericksburg, but died from the effects of his woumls in March. 1863. The group above from the left,includes Maj. A. M. Clark, Volunteer A. D. C; Lieut.-Col. J. H. Taylor, A. G.; Capt. F. N. Clarke, Chief of Artillery; General Sumner;Lieut.-Col. J.

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