. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . PONTOON-BRIDGE WHERE GRANT CROSSED THE JAMES IN JUNE, 1804 Strips of water a few hundred feet wide often nullify the plans for entire armies. This page of pontoon-bridges gives some idea of theinestimable services of the Engineer Corps. In the upper photograph is one of the pontoon-bridges across the James, at PowhatanPoint, near Harrisons Landing, which was used by part of General Grants army in the march from Cold Harbor to Petersburg. Belowto the left is shown a pontoon-bridge over the James with a movable draw, to let vessels p
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . PONTOON-BRIDGE WHERE GRANT CROSSED THE JAMES IN JUNE, 1804 Strips of water a few hundred feet wide often nullify the plans for entire armies. This page of pontoon-bridges gives some idea of theinestimable services of the Engineer Corps. In the upper photograph is one of the pontoon-bridges across the James, at PowhatanPoint, near Harrisons Landing, which was used by part of General Grants army in the march from Cold Harbor to Petersburg. Belowto the left is shown a pontoon-bridge over the James with a movable draw, to let vessels pass tlirough. On the right is the pontoon-bridge at Broadway Landing on the Appomattox, over which General Smiths corps moved to make the first attack on PONTOON-BRIDGE WITH AN OPEN DRAW PONTOON-BRIDGE ACROSS THE APPOMATTOX ®l|? J^Ji^ral lEugtuf^rs ^ ^ the Confederate entrenchments at Cold Harbor. But the Fed-erals were baffled in their attempts to drive the Confederatesacross the Chickahominy. Colonel JNIichler, with his officers,was directed to assist jMajor Duane, cliief engineer of theArmy of the Potomac, in making a reconnaissance of the Con-federate positions to ascertain their strength. Never were twohnes of battle more closely arrayed. At places they were sepa-rated by no more than forty to one hundred yards, the menhugging the ground closely, and each army silently awaitingthe determined attack of the other. The mettle of each hadbeen felt and keenly ajjpreciated by its opponent. Colonel JNIichler and INIajor Duane made a careful exam-ination of the location of the two lines, and reported to GeneralGrant and General INIeade the impracticability of storming theConfederate position, especially in front of the Second andEighteen
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