. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . es, was in thehands of the Nationals; and a sma
. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . es, was in thehands of the Nationals; and a smallgarrison h5d l>een established at rhemouth of the Rio Grande. The Mis-sissippi was gairisoned at various pointsfrom St. Louis to its mouth. Postswere established along the entire lineof the Arkansas. The line of the Ten-nessee and the Holston was guarded byNational troops; and a small but firmfoothold had been secured in Georgia,south of Chattanooga. Although Vir-ginia was still debatable territory, theNationals were in possession of Nor-folk, Fortress Monroe and some adjoin-ing territory. It was necessary tomaintain all these garrisons, to pre-serve these various footholds, to protecttheir communications, and to providethem with needed supplies. This, how-ever, was not all. The Confederateswere yet strong in the field. Onepowerful army, under Lee, lay alongthe south bank of the Rappahannock,confronting the army of the powerful array, under Johns-ton, was securely encamped at Dalton,guarding the approaches to Atlanta,. ^iJ^_a:zAin^ © IE M L. m. S. © [E A MT. AS HE APPEARED DUR[Na THE WAR. ths sew yokkPcDLlC LIBRAM ASTOR. LENOX AND TILUKN b-0UNDAT10N8 GRANTS PLANS. 653 the second capital and stronghold ofthe Confederacy. A third powerfularmy, under Kirby Smith, held swa}in Texas and Southern Arkansas. InNortheastei-n Mississippi, Forrest, witha strong body of cavalry, was scouringthe country at will. After three yearsof hard fighting, during which therehad
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