. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THENEW YORKSEVENTH l\MARYLAND These Union soldiers at Federal Hill, Maryland, in 1S\!, are the Gun Squad of the Fifth Company in NewYorks representative Seventh regiment. Sergeant-Major Rathbone is handing an order to CaptainSpaight. Personally, the invaders were far from despots, as Southerners soon ascertained. In thepicturebelow are veterans of Ibis same Seventh legiment, as they appeared seventeen years later in a differentrole—hosts and escorts of the Gate City G
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THENEW YORKSEVENTH l\MARYLAND These Union soldiers at Federal Hill, Maryland, in 1S\!, are the Gun Squad of the Fifth Company in NewYorks representative Seventh regiment. Sergeant-Major Rathbone is handing an order to CaptainSpaight. Personally, the invaders were far from despots, as Southerners soon ascertained. In thepicturebelow are veterans of Ibis same Seventh legiment, as they appeared seventeen years later in a differentrole—hosts and escorts of the Gate City Guard. In 1861, this had been the firs! body of troops to enterConfederate service from Atlanta. In 1879, its neighborly call upon New York City was met by one cour-tesy after another, under the auspices of the Seventh. The New York Sun said: The visit among usof the Gate City Guard will do more to bring about an understanding between North and South than thelegislation of a century. ()ther newspapers commented on the event in a similar cordial spirit of
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