The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians biographers and specialists; a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history . northeastern Vir-ginia. The advantages for fortification are natu-rally such that the place can be rendered im-pregnable. Here the centre of the northern forceof the Southern army was posted, with theleft wing pushed forward to Winchester [underthe command of General Joseph E. Johnston, withthe Union General Pa
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians biographers and specialists; a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history . northeastern Vir-ginia. The advantages for fortification are natu-rally such that the place can be rendered im-pregnable. Here the centre of the northern forceof the Southern army was posted, with theleft wing pushed forward to Winchester [underthe command of General Joseph E. Johnston, withthe Union General Patterson opposed to him] andthe right extended to the Potomac, and sustainedby heavy batteries which served to blockade theriver. The Federal force, the advance of whichwas assembled at Washington for the defence ofthat city against any attack by the Southerntroops, was posted on the Virginia side of thePotomac, on Arlington Heights, which werestrongly fortified. Their right was pushed somedistance up the Potomac, and chiefly on the Mary-land side, while their left occupied Alexandria. Thearmies of both sides consisted of raw militia has-tily brought together, and of volunteers who forthe first time had put on the uniform, and takenup the weapons of the soldier. On both sides the. 8842 - ^IPiSi A^^^|, .j^pi; - ^ °^^ 1^ Jlfj^^myMU^, «o, .S-^^J ^/L^l|/>ir if R *-l y( /T^^^Si 2^^^#s^3i«^M^ >**r^ /^s^\j HIT .x^^^^^^Iiiiil IR^ ^^.ii^lillMllli f L^c^f^^—^^H V A^ K\li^ ^^^5v«^1 V il^A^ yiP^^^i^vy^^-WwH /liliPTs^ ..^v^ Y^^c ^^^^K^K~ii^if^^^^^^^^^^WA ^^^^^^w^^^^t 1 f S^=<^ mTyS^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^-Kkv^ /C\ ^14^ lintTV. / // ^^^ ^84^ffi^S^5^^^^^ /?//sn tf I /?^^^^l^«^l/7sf •^^^^SrMx^^i^^^^^^^^s^ /y^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^y/^^V ^f^^^^^^^^^^^^&^/r M^ ^m^#^^l/\^/^ll^*W^ ^^ ^CyrR-^-^^^^-^^^^nP 1\ ^« ^3x^#\e /^F^ %JI. /V » 1 ¥^^7^^^ aM#F\ ^^^ /r^sIv \ 1 Ik s f^ «• ^3Ty=«rra^^^S\\ ^ -^ f^^^KTN Y^LMPv^ /) /nU-\. ^^^Zi<3^T\ X^ 8843 UNITED STATES, 1861 On to RichmondOpposit
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