. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . dwelling as it was on May l2th,when the fighting was at flood tide all round it: and below, theConfederate entrenchments near that blot>d-drenched spot. Ata point in these Confederate lines in advance of the McCooIhouse, the entrenchments had beenthrown forward like the salient of aflirt, and the wedge-shaped spacewithin them was destined to becomerenowned as the Bloody position was defended by thefamous Stonewall Division of tlicConfederates under comman
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . dwelling as it was on May l2th,when the fighting was at flood tide all round it: and below, theConfederate entrenchments near that blot>d-drenched spot. Ata point in these Confederate lines in advance of the McCooIhouse, the entrenchments had beenthrown forward like the salient of aflirt, and the wedge-shaped spacewithin them was destined to becomerenowned as the Bloody position was defended by thefamous Stonewall Division of tlicConfederates under command of Cicn-eral Edward Johnson. It was nearthe scene of Uptons gallant charge onthe 10th. Here at daybreak on May12th the divisions of the intrepid Bar-low and Birney, sent forward by Hancock, stole a march uponthe imsuspecting Confederates. Leaping over the breastworksthe Federals were upon them and the first of the terrific hand-to-hand conflicts that marked the day began. It endc<l in victoryfor Hancocks men. into whose hands fell 20 cannon, 30 standardsand 4,000 prisoners, the best division in the Confederate CONFEDERATE ENTKENCHMENTS NEARBLOODY ANGLE Flushed with success, the Federals pressed on to Lees secondline of works, where Wilcoxs division of the Confederates heldthem until reenforcements sent Lee from Hill and Andersondrove them back. On the Federal side the Sixth Corps, withIptons brigade in the advance, was hurried forward to hold theadvantage gained. But Lee himself was on the scene, and themen of the gallant Gordons division,pausing long enough to seize and turnhis horse, with shouts of CieneralLee in the rear, hurtled forward intollie conflict. In five separate chargesby the Confederates the fighting cameto close quarters. With bayonets,clubbed muskets, swords and pistols,men fought within two feet of one an-other on either side of the entrench-ments at Bloody Angle till night atlast left it in possession of the Fed-erals. None of the fighting nea
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