Identifier: photographichist03mill (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

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arched by way of Chancellorsville. Burn-side came next, but he was halted to guard the trains. Han-cock, covering the move, did not start the head of his commanduntil some time after tlaylight. ^\hen ^^■ arren reached ToddsTavern he found the. Union cavalry under JNIerritt in conflictwith Fitzhugh Lees division of Stuarts cavalry. ^Van•ensent Robinsons division ahead; it drove Fitzhugh Lee back,and, advancing ra))idly, met the head of Andersons troops.The leatling brigades came to the assistance of the cavalry,^\arren was finally repvdsed and began entrenching. TheConfederates gained Spotsylvania Court House. Throughout the day there was continual skirmishing be-tween the trt)ops, as the Northerners attempted to break theline of the Confederates. But the men in gray stood firm.Ki\ery advance of the blue was repulsed. I^ee again blockedthe way of Grants move. The Federal loss dm-ing the dayhad been alxMit tliirteen hundred, while the Confederates lostfewer men than their opponents.
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MEADE AND SEDGWICK—BEFORE THE ADVANCE THAT BROUGHT SEDGWICKS DEATH AT SPOTSYLVANIA To the right of General Meade, his chief and frientl, stands Major-General John Sedgwick, commandingthe Sixtli Army Corps. He wears his famiHar round hat and is smiling. He was a great tea.se; evidentlythe performances of the civilian who had brought his new-fangled ))hotographic apparatus into camp sug-gested a joke. A couple of months later, on the 9th of May, Sedgwick again was jesting—before Spot-sylvania Court House. McMahon of his staff had begged him to a\oid passing some artillery exposed tothe Confederate fire, to which Sedgwick had playfully replied, McMahon, I would like to know whocommands this corps, you or I? Then he ordered some infantry before him to shift toward the right.Their movement drew the fire of the Confederates. The lines were close together; the situation tense. Asharpshooters bullet whistled—Sedgwick fell. He was taken to Meades headquarters. The Army ofthe Potomac had

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