. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . NEW NECESSITIES OF WARFARE Copyright by Rern-ir uf Furious Co. The increased deadliness of firearms taught the commanders in the Civil War the habit of greatly strengthening every new positionoccupied with earthworks as formidalile as possible. The works in the upper picture were thrown up in a night by the Federals nearNorth Anna River, \irginia, in 186-t. It is apparent how they would strengthen the resistance of a small force to larger numbers whomight advance acro
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . NEW NECESSITIES OF WARFARE Copyright by Rern-ir uf Furious Co. The increased deadliness of firearms taught the commanders in the Civil War the habit of greatly strengthening every new positionoccupied with earthworks as formidalile as possible. The works in the upper picture were thrown up in a night by the Federals nearNorth Anna River, \irginia, in 186-t. It is apparent how they would strengthen the resistance of a small force to larger numbers whomight advance across the open upon the position. In the lower picture we see the .salient of Fort Hell, with its ditch and abattisand breastworks constructed of gabions, the result of many days work of the soldiers in anticipation of attack. This was one of thefortifications about Petersburg, where the construction of fieldworks was developed to the highest point of efBciency. r will be replaced by the safe leader who is never brilliant, butmakes no mistakes and at the same time commands the heaviestbattalions. The absence of a broad and c
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