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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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ding the port longest open to blockade-runners, laj these far-flung earthworks.Heavy timbers were heaped fifteen to twenty-five feel thick with sand, sodded with luxuriant marsh-grass. Below appears some of thedestruction wrought by the fire of the Federal war-ships. Here arc the emplacements next to the angle of the work on the left of thesea face, and a bomb-proof under the traverse. The first gun on the right is a 10-inch Columbiad dismounted by the assailants lireOnly the old-style two-wheeled wooden carriage, without chassis, can be seen, at the top of the bank—ready to tumble over. Thenext gun is also a 10-inch Columbiad which lias been knocked off its wooden barbette carriage; the third, a (i::s indi rifle, on a two-wheeled wooden carriage. The carriage has been knocked entirely off the bank, and is lying in the pool of water. The only gun leftmounted is the 10-inch Columbiad to the left. The fort finally succumbed to the terrific lire of the Federal Heel on January 15, 1865.
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COrtRICHT. I»ll, PATRIOT tV*. CO. BEHIND THE RAMPARTS HAVOC FROM FEDERAL SHELLS ®ljr Qlnufriteratr luujtonrB Y that the Confederates required negro laborers to work undertire, and to their credit be it said that they performed theirtask with apparent willingness. The engineer troops were the last to leave the city ofPetersburg, for the destruction of the bridges devolved uponthem. They retired from the north bank of the river early inthe morning of April 3, 1865, under a scattering fire from tbeadvance guard of the Federals. Then followed a days march to Goodes Bridge, and tbecrossing of tbe Appomattox River at that point, not only of thearmy and its wagon trains, but also of a large number of otherwagons, carriages, buggies, and riders on horseback, Govern-ment and State officials, bank-officers with their specie, andmany private individuals seeking safety for themselves andtheir belongings. It bad been planned to use the newly built Bevills Bridge,which was the nearest to Petersbu

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