. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . S!E*5B*s^^ -„_^-j^ COPlrRIGHT, 191V PATRIOT PUS. CO. THE RETURN OF SHERIDANS TROOPERS—:NL\Y io, 1864 After their ride of sixteen days to the very gates of Richmond, Sheridan and his men rejoined Grant nearChestei-field Station. The photographer caught the returning column just as they were riding over theCliesterfield bridge. On the 21st the>- had crossed the Pamunkey near White House on the ruins of therailroad bridge, which they took only six hours to repair. Two
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . S!E*5B*s^^ -„_^-j^ COPlrRIGHT, 191V PATRIOT PUS. CO. THE RETURN OF SHERIDANS TROOPERS—:NL\Y io, 1864 After their ride of sixteen days to the very gates of Richmond, Sheridan and his men rejoined Grant nearChestei-field Station. The photographer caught the returning column just as they were riding over theCliesterfield bridge. On the 21st the>- had crossed the Pamunkey near White House on the ruins of therailroad bridge, which they took only six hours to repair. Two regiments at a time, working as pioneers,wrecked a neighboring house, and with its timbers soon had the bridge ready to bear the weight of horsesand artillery. The only mishap was the fall of a pack-mule from the bridge into the water thirty feet takes much, however, to disturb the equanimity of an army mide. It turned a somersault in the air,struck an abutment, disappeared under water, came up, and swam tranquilly ashore without disturbingits pack. This speaks well for the ability as saddle-packers of Sheri
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