. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ppahannock, thecommanding positions of the Union artillery on the left bankenabled it to get a superiority of fire over the Confederateguns, which j)roved very distressing to Lee and baffled his firstattempts to cross. From the Rappahannock to Gainesville, the artillery hadlittle opportunity to go into action. The marching and coun-termarching by both armies, each under the impression thatthe other was retreating, finally brought them together onthe field of Gainesvil
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ppahannock, thecommanding positions of the Union artillery on the left bankenabled it to get a superiority of fire over the Confederateguns, which j)roved very distressing to Lee and baffled his firstattempts to cross. From the Rappahannock to Gainesville, the artillery hadlittle opportunity to go into action. The marching and coun-termarching by both armies, each under the impression thatthe other was retreating, finally brought them together onthe field of Gainesville, on August 28th. In this sanguinaryfight the losses were great, the artillery sustaining its fullproportion. Popes problem was now to prevent the union of Long-street and Jackson. At Groveton, near the old Bull Runbattle-ground, another bloody encounter took place, and thecharacter of the fighting can best be understood when it is re-lated that the men of General Hatchs division, after fightingfor three-quarters of an hour in close range of the foe, retiredin good order, leaving one gun in the hands of the REVIEW OF REVIEWS C<- A BATTERY THATFOUGHT IX MANY CAM-PAIGNS—KNAPS The upper photograph is ofIndependent Battery E ofPennsylvania Light Artillery,known as Knaps Battery,after its captain, Joseph Here the battery iswithin a strong fortification,guarded by a slashing oftrees with branches pointingoutward, visible beyond thewalls. At Antietam, wherethe battery distinguished it-self, there were no entrench-ments to protect it from thefire of the Confederates; yet,practically unsupported, itbroke up two charges inthe thick of the action. ThenMil li Hans long-range gunsmaterially assisted the Unionadvance, but later in the daytie demand for artillery wasso great that when GeneralHancock asked for more toassist his attenuated line, hecould not get them until hefinally borrowed one batteryfrom Franklin. After thebattle ended (September 17,18(1-2) and th
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