. Original photographs taken on the battlefields during the Civil War of the United States . PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OF THE RUINS AT RICHMOND THE DAY AFTER ITS EVACUATION IN l86$. WHEN Lee, with the rem-nant of his army, fledfrom Richmond and Pe-tersburg, he was closelypursued by Grant and attacked vig-orously at every approach. For sev-enty miles it was a race that wasmarked by a long track of were collisions at Jestersville,Detonville, Deep Creek, Paines CrossRoads, and Farmville. At SailorsCreek the Confederate lines werebroken by Custer. The ConfederateGeneral Ewell, with four other
. Original photographs taken on the battlefields during the Civil War of the United States . PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OF THE RUINS AT RICHMOND THE DAY AFTER ITS EVACUATION IN l86$. WHEN Lee, with the rem-nant of his army, fledfrom Richmond and Pe-tersburg, he was closelypursued by Grant and attacked vig-orously at every approach. For sev-enty miles it was a race that wasmarked by a long track of were collisions at Jestersville,Detonville, Deep Creek, Paines CrossRoads, and Farmville. At SailorsCreek the Confederate lines werebroken by Custer. The ConfederateGeneral Ewell, with four other gen-erals and his entire corps, were cap-tured and on the eighth of April theSouthern Army, under Lee, wascompletely surrounded. Lee had but28,000 men left and his brave deadwere lying in heaps along the route ofhis retreat. Hemmed in at Appomat-tox Court House a last desperateeffort was made to cut through theFederal cavalry. He was gainingground when Sheridans bugles rangout the signal for a general chargeand a hajt was called under a flag oftruce. The two historic armies neverexchanged another shot. GeneralLee left his camp on the morning ofApril 8 and was conduct
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