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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: War photography
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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LEES MEN The faces of the veterans in this photograph of 186-t reflect more forcibly than volumes of historical es-says, the privations and the courage of the ragged veterans in gray who faced Grant, with Lee as theirleader. They did not know that their struggle had already become unavailing; that no amount of per-severance and devotion could make headway against the resources, determination, and discipline of theNorthern armies, now that they had become concentrated and wielded by a master of men like Grant.But Grant was as yet little more than a name to the armies of the East. His successes had beenwon on AVestern fields—Donelson, Vicksburg, Chattanooga. It was not yet known that the Army of thePotomac under the new general-in-cliief was to prove irresistible. So these faces reflect perfect confidence.
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COPyntGMT, 1911, REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS IN VIRGINIA, 1864 Though prisoners when this picture was taken—a remnant of Grants heavy captures during May andJune, ^^■hen he sent some ten thousand Confederates to Coxeys Landing, Virginia, as a result of his firststroke against Lee—though their arms liave been taken from them, though their uniforms are anything butuniform, their hats partly the regulation felt of the Army of Northern Virginia, partly captured Federalcaps, and partly nondescript—yet these ragged veterans stand and sit with the dignity of accomplish-ment. To them, Marse Robert is still the general unconquerable, under whom inferior numbers againand again have held their own. and more; the brilliant leader under whom every man gladly rushes to anyassault, however impossible it seems, knowing that every order will be made to count. WT^ZniUin THE BATTLE IN THE WILDERNESS \ ^, .^i The volunteers w lio composed the armies of tlie Potomac aiul North-ern V

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