. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . 62, was alsoin considerable ferment. Colonel James A. Garfield haddriven the Confederate commander, Cieneral Humphrey JNIar-shall, and a sui)erior force into the Cumberland ]Mountains,after a series of slight encounters, terminating at Paintsvilleon the Big Sandy River, on January 10th. But one laterevent gave great encouragement to the North. It was the firstsubstantial victory for the Union arms. General Zollicofferheld the extreme Confederate right at Cumberland Gap andhe now joined General George B. Crittenden near MillSi^rings
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . 62, was alsoin considerable ferment. Colonel James A. Garfield haddriven the Confederate commander, Cieneral Humphrey JNIar-shall, and a sui)erior force into the Cumberland ]Mountains,after a series of slight encounters, terminating at Paintsvilleon the Big Sandy River, on January 10th. But one laterevent gave great encouragement to the North. It was the firstsubstantial victory for the Union arms. General Zollicofferheld the extreme Confederate right at Cumberland Gap andhe now joined General George B. Crittenden near MillSi^rings in central Kentucky. General Buell, in charge of theArmy of the Ohio, had placed General George H. Thomasat Lebanon, and the latter promptly moved against this threat-ening Confederate force. A sharj) engagement took place atLogans Cross Roads near ]Mill Sjjrings on January 19th. TheConfederate army was utterly routed and ZoUicofter waskilled. The Union loss was about two hundred and sixty, andthe Confederate over twice that number. It was not a great 180 1. CAPTAIN CLARK B. LAGOW WINNING HIS SPURS AT CAIRO. Few will recognize iu this early andunusual photograph the man who atAppomattox, wore plain fatigue dressin striking contrast with the fullyuniformed Lee. Here Grant appears inhis full-dress Brigadier-Generals uni-form as he came to Cairo to assumecommand of a military district includ-ing southern Illinois, September i,186L Grasping at once the problemsof his new post he began the workof reorganization, assisted by a well-chosen staff. Without waiting for per-mission from Fremont, his immediatesuperior. Commander of the Departmentof the West, Grant pushed forward a
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