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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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COPYRIGHT, 1911, READY FOR THE ADVANCE THAT LEE DROVE BACK Between these luxuriant banks stretch the pontoons and bridges to facilitate the rapid crossing of the North Anna by Hancocks Corpson May 24th. Thus was completed the passage to the soutli of the stream of the two wings of the Army of the Potomac. But wlienthe center under Bumside was dri\en I)ack and severely handled at Ox Ford, Grant immediately detached a brigade each from Han-cock and Warren to attack the apex of Lees wedge on the south bank of the river, but the position was too strong to justify the at-tempt. Then it dawned upon the Federal general-in-chief that Lee had cleaved the Army of the Potomac into two separatedbodies. To reenforce either wing would require two crossings of the river, while Lee could quickly march troops from one side to theother withm his impregnable wedge. As Grant put it in his report, To make a direct attack from either wing would cause a slaughterof our men that even success would not justif

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