. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . Thus we sec Petersburg as,willi a powerful glass, itmight have been seen fromthe north bank of the Ap-pomattox, looking southover the ruiuetl town inApril, 1805. As the rail-road center south of Rich-mond, it was, at the out-break of the war, one of thelargest cities of was Grant who first util-ized its importance in lead-ing up to the capture of thecapital. Although all mis-siles apparently evince a PETERSBURG THE BESIEGED CITY. selective intelligence, at

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. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . Thus we sec Petersburg as,willi a powerful glass, itmight have been seen fromthe north bank of the Ap-pomattox, looking southover the ruiuetl town inApril, 1805. As the rail-road center south of Rich-mond, it was, at the out-break of the war, one of thelargest cities of was Grant who first util-ized its importance in lead-ing up to the capture of thecapital. Although all mis-siles apparently evince a PETERSBURG THE BESIEGED CITY. selective intelligence, attimes in any bombardmentthere are naturally objectswhich give range to thegunners and become targetsfor their aim. Chimneysand smokestacks, and, alas!in some cases, steeples,were picked out betweenthe sights before the lan-yard was pidled. In Petcrs-bmg the churches sufferedleast, but buildings such asthe mill and the gas-house,with its 80-foot stack, werecruml)lid into ruins. THE RTTXED .MILL

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