. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ^-^ =t «^ IM. COPVRtGHT, REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. THE APEX OF THE BATTLEFIELD McCools house, within the Bloody Angle. The photographswere taken in 18G4, shortly after the struggle of SpotsylvaniaCourt House, and show the old dwelling as it was on May l2th,when the fighting was at flood tide all round it: and below, theConfederate entrenchments near that blot>d-drenched spot. Ata point in these Confederate lines in advance of the McCooIhouse, the entrenchments had been
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ^-^ =t «^ IM. COPVRtGHT, REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. THE APEX OF THE BATTLEFIELD McCools house, within the Bloody Angle. The photographswere taken in 18G4, shortly after the struggle of SpotsylvaniaCourt House, and show the old dwelling as it was on May l2th,when the fighting was at flood tide all round it: and below, theConfederate entrenchments near that blot>d-drenched spot. Ata point in these Confederate lines in advance of the McCooIhouse, the entrenchments had beenthrown forward like the salient of aflirt, and the wedge-shaped spacewithin them was destined to becomerenowned as the Bloody position was defended by thefamous Stonewall Division of tlicConfederates under command of Cicn-eral Edward Johnson. It was nearthe scene of Uptons gallant charge onthe 10th. Here at daybreak on May12th the divisions of the intrepid Bar-low and Birney, sent forward by Hancock, stole a march uponthe imsuspecting Confederates. Leaping over the breastworksthe Federals were upon them and the first of the t
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