. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . A LOOKOUT OX THE ROOF OF FARENHOLTS HOUSE, YORKTOWN. ARMY AND NAVY These quarters were established nearHarrisons Landing, Virginia, in July,186-2, after the Seven Days battlesduring McClellans retreat. Colonel (thenLieutenant) Benjamin F. Fisher, of theSignal Corps, then in command, opened alocal station on the famous Berkely man-sion. The Signal Corps had proved indis-pensable to the success of McClellan in(•hanging his base from York River toJames River. When the vigorous Con-federate attack at Malvern Hill threat-ened the rout o
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . A LOOKOUT OX THE ROOF OF FARENHOLTS HOUSE, YORKTOWN. ARMY AND NAVY These quarters were established nearHarrisons Landing, Virginia, in July,186-2, after the Seven Days battlesduring McClellans retreat. Colonel (thenLieutenant) Benjamin F. Fisher, of theSignal Corps, then in command, opened alocal station on the famous Berkely man-sion. The Signal Corps had proved indis-pensable to the success of McClellan in(•hanging his base from York River toJames River. When the vigorous Con-federate attack at Malvern Hill threat-ened the rout of the army. McClellanwas aboard the gunboat Galena, whosearmy signal officer informed him of thesituation through messages flagged fromthe shore. Through information fromthe signal officers directing the fire of thefleet, he was aided in repelling the advancesof the Confederates. The messages ranlike this: Fire one mile to the right. Firelow into the woods near the shore. SIGNAL CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN AUGUST, 1862 Ijr Signal (Eorpa -*- .k^^^^ssssJ
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