. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ALONG THE HAZARDOUS ADVANCE FROM MURFREESBORO Portion of the Bridgeport Bridge from Long Island to the East Bank of tlic Tennessee. The island, 1,232feet at this point, divides the stream opposite Bridgejjort, Alabama. The Union troops crossed at four points(at all of which the river was very wide), the division of Reynolds to the north of Brid;iei)ort by means of cap-tured boats, while that of Brannan crossed on rafts. The main crossing of [NlcCooks Corps was at Cape
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ALONG THE HAZARDOUS ADVANCE FROM MURFREESBORO Portion of the Bridgeport Bridge from Long Island to the East Bank of tlic Tennessee. The island, 1,232feet at this point, divides the stream opposite Bridgejjort, Alabama. The Union troops crossed at four points(at all of which the river was very wide), the division of Reynolds to the north of Brid;iei)ort by means of cap-tured boats, while that of Brannan crossed on rafts. The main crossing of [NlcCooks Corps was at Caper-tons Ferry, where the one complete pontoon-bridge had been laid. The army was all across by September10th, but even greater difficulties now confronted it. The greatest of these obstacles were the steeps ofRaccoon Mountain—the towering heights of Lookout Mountain rising before them, almost impassalile towagons and destitute of water. Beyond these. Missionary Ridge and a succession of lesser ranges must becrossed before Braggs railroad connections with Atlanta could be struck at Dalton. Yet the trains which hadalready
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