. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . this message: It will be neces-sary for you to reestablish your whole line to-night. . .Perhaps Grant will make a night attack, as it was a favoriteamusement of his at Yieksburg. Through rain and mud Hancocks force was gotten intoposition within a few hundred yards of the Confederate breast-works. He was now between Burnside and Wright. At thefirst approach of dawn the four divisions of the Second Corps,under Birney, Mott, Barlow, and (ribbon (in reserve) mo
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . this message: It will be neces-sary for you to reestablish your whole line to-night. . .Perhaps Grant will make a night attack, as it was a favoriteamusement of his at Yieksburg. Through rain and mud Hancocks force was gotten intoposition within a few hundred yards of the Confederate breast-works. He was now between Burnside and Wright. At thefirst approach of dawn the four divisions of the Second Corps,under Birney, Mott, Barlow, and (ribbon (in reserve) movednoiselessly to the designated point of attack. Without a shotbeing fired they reached the Confederate entrenchments, andstruck with fury and impetuosity a mortal blow at the pointwhere least expected, on the salient, held by General EdwardJohnson of Ewells corps. The movement of the Federalswas so swift and the surprise so complete, that the Confed-erates coidd make practically no resistance, and were forcedto surrender. The artillery had been withdrawn from the earthworksoccupied by Johnsons troops on the previous night, but.
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