. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . e old Sharps rifle. In another engagement (at Winchester, September 19,18(54), see that regiment of mounted men give way in dis-order before the assault of Sheridans cavalry, and dash backthrough the infantry. Are these men cowards? No, but theyare armed with long cumbrous rifles utterly unfit for mountedmen, or with double-barreled shotguns, or old chance has a regiment thus armed, and also miser-ably mounted, against those well-armed, well-equip
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . e old Sharps rifle. In another engagement (at Winchester, September 19,18(54), see that regiment of mounted men give way in dis-order before the assault of Sheridans cavalry, and dash backthrough the infantry. Are these men cowards? No, but theyare armed with long cumbrous rifles utterly unfit for mountedmen, or with double-barreled shotguns, or old chance has a regiment thus armed, and also miser-ably mounted, against those well-armed, well-equipped, well-mounted, and well-disciplined Federal cavalrymen?* Another feature of the conditions prevailing in the Con-federate army may be here noted. Look at Lees veterans as *The arms and equipment of the Confederate army will be found fullydiscussed by Professer J. W. Mallet, late Superintendent of the OrdnanceLaboratories of the Confederate States, and Captain 0. E. Hunt, ,in a chapter on the Organization and Operation of the Ordnance Depart-ment of the Confederate Army in the volume on Forts and Artillery. [130]. EVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. AMUSEMENTS IN A CONFEDERATE CAMP—1864 This camp of Confederate pickets on Stono Inlet near Charleston, S. C, was photographed by George S. Cook,the same artist who risked his life taking photographs of Fort Sumter. It illustrates the soldiers methods ofentertaining themselves when time lay heavy on their hands. Among the amusements in camp, card-playingwas of course included. Seven-up and Vingt-et-un were popular. And the pipe was Johnnie Rebsfrequent solace. His tobacco, at any rate, was the real thing—genuine, no make-believe, like his coffee. Oftenone might see large gatherings of the men night after night attending prayer-meetings, always with preachingadded, for there was a strong religious tone among Southern soldiers, especially in the Army of Northern Vir-ginia. One or two remarkable revivals took place, notably in the winter
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