. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . COPYRIGHT, 1911, PATRIOT PUB. CO. APRIL SECOND—WHERE LEE WATCHED From this mound General Lee watched the final Federal attack begin near fLatchers Run on the morning of April 2, 1865. It wasa serious party of officers that gathered in this battery on the inner line of Confederate fortifications before Petersburg. On thepreceding days at Hatchers Run, and again at Five Forks, Lee had attempted to break tlirough the besiegers, but the efforts werefutile, and no sooner had they ceased than the Federal army began to gather itself for t
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . COPYRIGHT, 1911, PATRIOT PUB. CO. APRIL SECOND—WHERE LEE WATCHED From this mound General Lee watched the final Federal attack begin near fLatchers Run on the morning of April 2, 1865. It wasa serious party of officers that gathered in this battery on the inner line of Confederate fortifications before Petersburg. On thepreceding days at Hatchers Run, and again at Five Forks, Lee had attempted to break tlirough the besiegers, but the efforts werefutile, and no sooner had they ceased than the Federal army began to gather itself for the last grapple. All night of April 1st, tillfour in the morning, the Federal artillery had kept up a terrific bombardment along the whole line, and at daybreak Lee saw theSixth Corps advancing to the assault. As they broke through the Confederate lines and wheeled to attack Fort Gregg, Lee calledhis staff about him, telling them to witness a most gallant defense. A moment later they saw the Stars and Stripes unfurled over theparapet. The depleted and worn
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