. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . lull in the fighting of thesecond day at Fair Oaks, wliich it has been asserted led to a fataldelay ami the ruin of MeCU-Uans Peninsula Campaign. Thefirst days battle at Fair Oaks, May 31, ISOS, was decidedly aFederal reverse which would have developed into a rout had notSumner, crossing his troops onthe perilous Grapevine Bridge,come up in time to rally theretreating men. Here wesee some of them withinthe entrenchments at FairOaks Station on the Rich-mond & York River Rail-road. The order has justcome to cease firing at theend of
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . lull in the fighting of thesecond day at Fair Oaks, wliich it has been asserted led to a fataldelay ami the ruin of MeCU-Uans Peninsula Campaign. Thefirst days battle at Fair Oaks, May 31, ISOS, was decidedly aFederal reverse which would have developed into a rout had notSumner, crossing his troops onthe perilous Grapevine Bridge,come up in time to rally theretreating men. Here wesee some of them withinthe entrenchments at FairOaks Station on the Rich-mond & York River Rail-road. The order has justcome to cease firing at theend of the second days fight-ing, the result of which was todrive the Confederates liac-ktoRichmond. -McChllau did notpursue. The lica\ y rainstormon the night of .May .50th hadmade the movement of artil-lery extremelv difficult, andMcClellan waited to complete FORT SUMNER, the bridges and build entrenchments before delay gave the Confederates time to reorganize tlieir forces and place them underE. Lee. who whih with Stonewall til. <■ V e . his new commantler, Robertlay inacti\e eftected aThen during theDays Battleslily tirove McClellanposition, within fouror five miles of Richmond, to anew position on the JamesRiver. From this secure andad^antageous water base Mc-( lellan planned a new lineof advance upon the Confeder-ate Capital. In the smallerpicture we see the interior ofthe works at Fair Oaks Station,which were named Fort Sum-lur in honor of the General whol)rought up his Second Corpsand saved the day. The campof the Second Corps is seenbeyond the fortifications tothe right. Culi!in<jl,tli:i Ialr. NEAR FAIR OAKS
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