. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . Grant witliout, was fighting famine within. The shiv-ering, half-clad soldiers of the South crouched over feeble firesin their entrenchments. The men were exposed to the rain,snow, and sleet; sickness and disease soon added their horrorsto the desolation. The finances of the Government were ahnostgone. The life of the Confederacy was ebbing fast. Behind Union breastworks, early in 1865, General Grantwas making preparations for the oj^ening of a determined cam-paign ^^ith the coming of spring. JNIile after mile had beenadded to his
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . Grant witliout, was fighting famine within. The shiv-ering, half-clad soldiers of the South crouched over feeble firesin their entrenchments. The men were exposed to the rain,snow, and sleet; sickness and disease soon added their horrorsto the desolation. The finances of the Government were ahnostgone. The life of the Confederacy was ebbing fast. Behind Union breastworks, early in 1865, General Grantwas making preparations for the oj^ening of a determined cam-paign ^^ith the coming of spring. JNIile after mile had beenadded to his entrenchments, and they now extended toHatchers Run on the left. The Confederate lines had beenstretched until they were so thin tliat there was constant dangerof breaking. A. P. Hill was posted on the right; Gordon andAnderson held the center, and Longstreet was on the troops were mobilizing in front of Petersburg. ByFebruary 1st, Slierman was fairly off from Savannah on hisnorthward march to join Grant. He was weak in cavalry and [278] / __^ ^^^. ■OT PUB. CO APPROACHING THE Pr)ST DF DANGER—PETERSBniG, 1865
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