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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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THE LEADER OF THE CHARGE The Hero of the Federal Attack. General Samuel W.Crawford, here seen with his staff, at Cedar Mountain leda charge on the left flank of the Confederate forces thatcame near being disastrous for Jackson.At about six oclock the brigade was in line.General Williams reported: At this timethis brigade occupied the interior line of astrip of woods. A field, varying from 250 to500 yards in width, lay between it and thenext strip of woods. In moving across thisfield the three right regiments and the sixcompanies of the Third Wisconsin were re-ceived by a terrific fire of musketry. TheThird Wisconsin especially fell under a par-tial flank fire under which Lieut.-ColonelCrane fell and the regiment was obliged togive way. Of the three remaining regimentswhich continued the charge (Twenty-eighthNew York, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania, andFifth Connecticut) every field-officer andevery adjutant was killed or disabled. Inthe Twenty-eighth New York every com-pany officer was kill

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