The Civil War through the camera - hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history (1912) (14762955095)

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Title: The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Elson, Henry William, 1857- Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896 Civil War Semi-centennial Society Patriot Pub. Co., Springfield, Mass
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Publisher: Springfield, Mass. : Patriot Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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afternoon of May 23d. Lee was already on the southbank, but Warren crossed without opposition. No soonerhad he gotten over, however, than he was attacked by the Con-federates and a severe but undecisive engagement followed.The next morning (the 24th) Hancock and Wright put theirtroops across at places some miles apart, and before these twowings of the army could be joined, Lee made a brilliant strokeby marching in between them, forming a wedge whose pointrested on the bank, opposite the Union center, under Burnside,which had not yet crossed the river. The Army of the Potomac was now in three badly sepa-rated parts. Burnside could not get over in sufficient strengthto reenforce the wings, and all attempts by the latter to aidhim in so doing met with considerable disaster. The loss inthese engagements approximated two thousand on each side. On the 2,5th, Sheridan and his cavalry rejoined the army.Thev had been gone since the 9th and their raid was most m - —x eft* i ■-*^-,:*\ -■;
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A SANITARY-COMMISSION NURSE AND HER PATIENTS AT FREDERICKSBURG, MAY, 1864 More of the awful toll of 36,000 taken from the Union army during the terrible Wilderness cam-paign. The Sanitary Commission is visiting the field hospital established near the RappahannockRiver, a mile or so from the heights, where lay at the same time the wounded from these terrific conflicts.Although the work of this Commission was only supplementary after ISO1?, they continued to supply manydelicacies, and luxuries such as crutches, which did not form part of the regular medical corps paraphernalia.The effect of their work can be seen here, and also the appearance of men after the shock of gunshot wounds.All injuries during the war practically fell under three headings: incised and punctured wounds, comprisingsaber cuts, bayonet stabs, and sword thrusts; miscellaneous, from falls, blows from blunt weapons, andvarious accidents; lastly, and chiefly, gunshot wounds. The war came prior to the demonstration of t