. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . ELLERSONS MILL—WHERE HILL ASSAULTED. Not until after nightfall of June 26, 1862, did the Confederates of General A. P. Hills division cease their assaults upon thisposition where General McCalls men were strongly entrenched. Time after time the Confederates charged over the ground we seehere at Ellersons Mill, near Mechanicsville. Till 9 oclock at night they continued to pour volleys at the position, and then at lastwithdrew. The victory was of little use to
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . ELLERSONS MILL—WHERE HILL ASSAULTED. Not until after nightfall of June 26, 1862, did the Confederates of General A. P. Hills division cease their assaults upon thisposition where General McCalls men were strongly entrenched. Time after time the Confederates charged over the ground we seehere at Ellersons Mill, near Mechanicsville. Till 9 oclock at night they continued to pour volleys at the position, and then at lastwithdrew. The victory was of little use to the Federals, for Jackson on the morrow, having executed one of the flanking nightmarches at which he was an adept, fell upon the Federal rear at Gaines Mill. i. r j: ftfrp^* HM*i ^*; < . l^jHM ^ - THE WASTE OF WARRailroad trains loaded with tons of food and ammunition were run deliberately at full speed off the embankment shown in the leftforeground. They plunged headlong into the waters of the Pamunkey. This was the readiest means that McClellan could devisefor keeping his immense quantity of stores out of the hands of
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