. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . TOGETHER WITH Elsons New History By Henry W. Elson, Professor of History, Ohio University IN SIXTEEN PARTS COMPRISING A COMPLETE HISTORY OFTHE CIVIL WAR Each part a thrilling story in itself. In every part the full account of one or more of the worlds greatest battles PART TWELVE Spotsylvania and the Bloody Angle Lee Checkmates Grant The Attack and Repulse at Cold Harbor Illustrated by Brady War-time Photographs Just discovered though taken fifty years ago T
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . TOGETHER WITH Elsons New History By Henry W. Elson, Professor of History, Ohio University IN SIXTEEN PARTS COMPRISING A COMPLETE HISTORY OFTHE CIVIL WAR Each part a thrilling story in itself. In every part the full account of one or more of the worlds greatest battles PART TWELVE Spotsylvania and the Bloody Angle Lee Checkmates Grant The Attack and Repulse at Cold Harbor Illustrated by Brady War-time Photographs Just discovered though taken fifty years ago Together with Photographs by many other War Photographers, North and South ^ Copyright 1912, by Patriot Publishing Co., Springfield, THIS PART—PART TWELVECONTAINS Colored Frontispiece—Reproduction of the Military Painting byE. Packbauer, Battle at Spotsylvania Spotsylvania Court House In this chapter Professor Elson continues the story of the Wilder-ness campaign and describes a battle that is considered to holdthe record for hand-to-hand fighting and close contact in modernwarfare. In a bloody battle Grant had been checkmated by Leeand forced to transfer his army to Cold Harbor. Cold Harbor This battle, which terminated the Wilderness campaign, was oneover which Grant subsequently expressed regret. Despite thevaliant fighting of his army and severe loss, the great Federalcommander had failed in his plan to destroy Lee, and he sawthat he must now cross the James River and make Petersburgthe object of his activity. The War Time Photographs HereReproduced Were taken in 1864 and show the great commanders and thescenes of their activity in the Wilderness campaigns. GeneralGrant lost 54,929 killed and missing and so
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