. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . sa-peake Bay, is n very old town, of muchhistoric interest, having been settled naearly as 1705. It derives its princpulimportance from its proximity to Fortrcsa Monroe and Old Point contains several churches, n largenumber of stores and many fine privatedwellings. On tho 27th of July, 1801, it wasdeemed
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . sa-peake Bay, is n very old town, of muchhistoric interest, having been settled naearly as 1705. It derives its princpulimportance from its proximity to Fortrcsa Monroe and Old Point contains several churches, n largenumber of stores and many fine privatedwellings. On tho 27th of July, 1801, it wasdeemed necessary by Major -generalButler to evacuate tho village, do-atroy some of tha most prominentbuildings, nnd retiro the forces therewithin tho Federal lines. It was re-ported tliat tho Confederates were ad-vancing in force, and prudence domunded the con-centration of Butlers forces round hia entrenchedposition at Newport Mows, Odd-fclllows Hall,the Jail, and several other buildings, were- unavoid-ably destroyed, and also a portion o£ HamptonBridge. On August 7th, General Mngruder, witha force- of seven thousand Confederates, advancedupon Hampton, destroying by firo nil but fiveof its five hundred houses, with its picturesqueEpiscopal church, one of tho oldeaC in the iSVACUATION OF THE VILLAGE OF HAMPTON, ON THE JAMES RIVER. BY THE FEDERAL TROOPS JKDER BSNEBAL BDTLEiIN ANTICIPATION OF THE ADVANCE OF THF CONFEDERATES 1^ FOBCE. nS THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIlIL WAR.
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