. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . •m» iSjiWBrstaMa^ - THE FLANKING GUN This remarkably spirited photograph of Battery D, Second U. , was, aeccjrding to the photof^raphers aeeoiint, takenjust as the battery was loading to engage with the order, cannoneers to your posts, had just been given,and the men, running up, called to the photographer to hurry his wagon out of the way unless he wished to gain a place for hisname in the list of casualties In June, lS(i;i, the Sixth Corp
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . •m» iSjiWBrstaMa^ - THE FLANKING GUN This remarkably spirited photograph of Battery D, Second U. , was, aeccjrding to the photof^raphers aeeoiint, takenjust as the battery was loading to engage with the order, cannoneers to your posts, had just been given,and the men, running up, called to the photographer to hurry his wagon out of the way unless he wished to gain a place for hisname in the list of casualties In June, lS(i;i, the Sixth Corps hadmatie its third successful crossing of the Uappahannock, as theaflvance of Hookers movement against Lee. Battery D atonce took position with other artillery out in the fields near the. COOPERS BATTERS (SEE PACE :i2J This is another photograph taken under fire and shows us BatteryB, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery, in action before Petersburg,1864. Brady, the veteran photographer, obtained permis-sion to take a picture of Coopers Battery, in position forbattle. The first attempt provoked the fire of the Confederates,122] who supposed that the running forward of the artillerists waswith hostile intent. The Confederate guns frightened Brady shorse which ran off with his wagon and his assistant, upsettingand destroying his chemicals. In the picture to the left, CaptainJames H. Cooper himself is seen leaning on a sword at the
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