. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ank of the army retreating along the river road, it wouldhave been necessary to overcome by frontal attacks a series ofbreastworks by which this road was blocked. The energetic Confederate leader, Cieneral Taylor, hadmanaged to cut oft all connections with the ^Mississippi, and,while we were feeding in the town of Alexandria the womenand children whose men folks were fighting us from outside,we had rations sufficient for only aljout three ^\eeks. Theproblem Avas, with
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ank of the army retreating along the river road, it wouldhave been necessary to overcome by frontal attacks a series ofbreastworks by which this road was blocked. The energetic Confederate leader, Cieneral Taylor, hadmanaged to cut oft all connections with the ^Mississippi, and,while we were feeding in the town of Alexandria the womenand children whose men folks were fighting us from outside,we had rations sufficient for only aljout three ^\eeks. Theproblem Avas, within the time at our disposal and with the ma-terial available (in a country in which there was no stone), toincrease the depth of water f)n the rapids by about twenty-twoinches. The plan submitted by the clever engineer officer, Bailey, of the Fourth Wisconsin, was eagerlyaccepted by General Banks. Under Baileys directions, fivewing-dams were constructed, of which the shortest pair, withthe widest aperture for the Avater, was up-stream, while thelongest pair, with the narrowest passage for the water, was [74]. Copyriyht by Review of Reviews Co. WHERE REYNOLDS FELL AT GETTYSBURG. At this spot Major-General Jtilin F. Reynolds met his death. During the first days fighting this peacefulcornfield was trampled by the advancing Confederates. The cupola of the seminary on the ridge heldat niglitfall by Lees forces is visible in the distance. The town of Gettysburg lies one mile beyond. Gen-eral Reynolds troops, advancing early in the day, had encountered the Confederates and had been compelledto fall back. Later, the Federal line by hard fighting had gained considerable advantage on the right. Impa-tient to retrieve the earlier retrograde movement at this point. General Reynolds again advanced his com-mand, shoving back the enemy before it, and his line of skirmishers was thrown out to the cornfield inthe picture. Riding out to it to reconnoiter. General Reynolds fell, pie
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