. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . incolns re-election was strong, and for many weeks it was believed onall sides that his defeat was inevitable. At least, the successof the Union arms in the field was deemed essential to Lin-colns success at the polls. Grant had made little progress inVirginia and his terrible repulse at Cold Harbor, in June, hadcast a gloom over every Northern State. Farragut was oper-ating in Mobile Bay; but his success was still in the future. The eyes of the supporters o
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . incolns re-election was strong, and for many weeks it was believed onall sides that his defeat was inevitable. At least, the successof the Union arms in the field was deemed essential to Lin-colns success at the polls. Grant had made little progress inVirginia and his terrible repulse at Cold Harbor, in June, hadcast a gloom over every Northern State. Farragut was oper-ating in Mobile Bay; but his success was still in the future. The eyes of the supporters of the great war-presidentturned longingly, expectantly, toward General Sherman andhis hundred thousand men before Atlanta. Do something—something spectacular—save the party and save the countrythereby from permanent disruption! This was the cry ofthe millions, and Sherman understood it. But withal, thecapture of the Georgia city may have been doubtful but forthe fact that at the critical moment the Confederate Presi-dent made a decision that resulted, unconsciously, in a decided \HtL -^nyy ^v AVrSv^\ \#^5K A) 11 f\ ,0 ^p*S=LU=4. PEACH-TREE CREEK, WHERE HOOD HIT HARD Counting these closely clustered Federal graves gives one an idea of the overwhelming onset with Hood become the aggressor on July20th. Beyond the graves are some of the trenches from which the Federals were at first irresistibly driven. In the background flowsPeach-Tree Creek, the little stream that gives its name to the battlefield. Hood, impatient to signalize his new responsibility by astroke that would at once dispel the gloom at Richmond, had posted his troops behind strongly fortified works on a ridge commandingthe valley of Peach-Tree Creek about five miles to the north of Atlanta. Here he awaited the approach of Sherman. As the Federalswere disposing their lines and entrenching before this position, Hoods eager eyes detected a gap in their formation and at four oclockin the afternoon hurled a heavy forc
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