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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
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A CENTRAL STRATEGICAL POINT THE APPROACH TO RICHMOND VIA JAMES RIVER, AS IT LOOKED IN WAR-TIME, BLOCKED BY THE CONFEDERATERAM VIRGINIA, AND GUNBOATS PATRICK HENRy AND JAMESTOWN,SUNK IN THE CHANNEL TO HOLD THE FEDERAL FLEET FROM RICHMOND(see two pages FOLLOWING FOR ANOTHER VIEW OF THIS SCENE)
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OliSTRLCTIOXS RENDERED USELESS The superior navy of the Federals at the liefrinninf; and throughout tlie war enabled them to gain the a<lvantage of penetrating therivers leading into the interior of the Confederaey and thus support the military forees in many telling movements. To this factthe surrender of Forts Henry and Donelson and the ultimate eontrol of the Mississippi by the Inion forees gives eloquent testimony.In the East the regions between Washington anil Richmond were traversed by streams, small and large, which made aggressive warfaredifficult. For this reason MeClcllan chose the James River Peninsula for his first advance upon the Confederate Capital. Farmore dreaded than the advance of the army was the approach of the powerful Monitor and the Galena up the James River, and theI 1101

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  • bookyear:1911
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  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Miller__Francis_Trevelyan__1877_1959
  • bookauthor:Lanier__Robert_S___Robert_Sampson___1880_
  • booksubject:United_States____History_Civil_War__1861_1865_Pictorial_works
  • booksubject:United_States____History_Civil_War__1861_1865
  • bookpublisher:New_York___Review_of_Reviews_Co_
  • bookcontributor:New_York_Public_Library
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  • bookleafnumber:115
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  • bookcollection:civilwardocuments
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