. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . )rotection caused by his knowledge of the art of features of the art came to him instinctively, and thiswas one of them. The Confederates made great use of earthworks, and bytheir aid were able to hold the Federals, in superior numbers,at half-rifle-shot distance on many hard-fought fields. Onmany occasions they extemporized protection and dug them-selves into rifle-pits, hid their artillery in gun-pits and behindejjaulments on the flanks of their infantry lines, and thus madetlieir positions im2)regnable. The rapidity
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . )rotection caused by his knowledge of the art of features of the art came to him instinctively, and thiswas one of them. The Confederates made great use of earthworks, and bytheir aid were able to hold the Federals, in superior numbers,at half-rifle-shot distance on many hard-fought fields. Onmany occasions they extemporized protection and dug them-selves into rifle-pits, hid their artillery in gun-pits and behindejjaulments on the flanks of their infantry lines, and thus madetlieir positions im2)regnable. The rapidity with which adequate protection from riflefire could be ol)tained l)y the use of l)ayonets, tin cups, knives,and other parts of the equipment ^^hich the soldier always had f>^. TIIE ENGINEER PHOTOGRAPHER ISEFOUE AIEANTA, 1S64-A CAITCRKI) CONFEDERATE FORT
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