. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . HISTORY BROUGHT AGAIN INTO THE PRESENT TENSE The value of The Photographic Record as History is emphasized in the contribution from Mr. GeorgeHaven Putnam on page 60. This photograjjh of a tiraniatic scene was taken on a July day after the photog-rai)hers own heart—clear and sunny. The fort is at the end of Peach Tree Street, Atlanta, to the northof the city. Sherman had just taken possession, and the man at the left is a cavalryman of his mire-caked wheels
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . HISTORY BROUGHT AGAIN INTO THE PRESENT TENSE The value of The Photographic Record as History is emphasized in the contribution from Mr. GeorgeHaven Putnam on page 60. This photograjjh of a tiraniatic scene was taken on a July day after the photog-rai)hers own heart—clear and sunny. The fort is at the end of Peach Tree Street, Atlanta, to the northof the city. Sherman had just taken possession, and the man at the left is a cavalryman of his mire-caked wheels of the guns show that they have been dragged through miles and miles of muddy [56]. CONFEDERATE EARTHWORKS BEFORE ATLANTA, 1864 roads. The delays Sherman had met with in his advance on Atlanta resulting in constant and indecisivefighting without entrapping Johnston, had brought about a reaction at the North. A large party wished toend the war. Election Day was approaching. Lincoln was a presidential candidate for the second had many enemies. But the news of Shermans capture of Atlanta helped to restore confidence, andto insure thecontinuation of the administration pledged to a vigorous prosecution of the war. I
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