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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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, PATBIOT PUB, to. UNION ARTILLERY MASSINGFOR THE ADVANCE THATEWELLS ATTACK DELAYEDTHAT SAME AITERNOON BEVERLY HOUSE, MAY 18, 1864 The artillery massing in the meadow gives to this view the interest of an impending tragedy. In the foregroundthe officers, servants, and orderlies of the headquarters mess camp are waiting for the command to strike theirtents, pack the wagons, and move on. But at the very time this photograph was taken they should have beenmiles away. Grant had issued orders the day before that should have set these troops in motion. However, theConfederate General Ewell had chosen the 18th to make an attack on the right flank. It not only delayed thedeparture but forced a change in the intended positions of the division as they had been contemplated by thecommander-in-chief. Beverly House is where General Warren pitched his headquarters after Spotsylvania,and the spectator is looking toward the battlefield that lies beyond the distant woods. After Ewells attack,\A arren

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