. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . CAMP OF THE NINTH MISSISSIPPI. Southern soldiers in shirtsleeves a few months before they fought bravely at Shiloh. General Chalmers, waving the flag of this regiment, led it in a gallant charge on the second day. To no one who was close to him in thestirring scenes of the early conflict in theWest did Grant pay higher tribute than tothis veteran of the Mexican War who washis Chief of Staff. He was a man to berelied upon in counsel and in emergency,a fact th
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . CAMP OF THE NINTH MISSISSIPPI. Southern soldiers in shirtsleeves a few months before they fought bravely at Shiloh. General Chalmers, waving the flag of this regiment, led it in a gallant charge on the second day. To no one who was close to him in thestirring scenes of the early conflict in theWest did Grant pay higher tribute than tothis veteran of the Mexican War who washis Chief of Staff. He was a man to berelied upon in counsel and in emergency,a fact that the coming leader recognizedfrom the very outset. An artillery officerand engineer, his military training andpractical experience made him a mostvaluable executive. He had also the giftof leading men and inspiring cool and collected in the face ofdanger, and gifted with a personality thatwon friends everywhere, the reports of allof his superiors show the trust and con-fidence that were reposed in him. In. J. D. WEBSTER April, 1861, he had taken charge of thefortifications at Cairo, Illinois. He waswith Grant at Paducah, at Forts Henryand Donelson, and at Shiloh where hecollected the artillery near the Landingthat repelled the final Confederate attackon April 6th. He remained Chief ofStaff until October, 1862. On October14th. he was made a Brigadier-General ofVolunteers, and was appointed superin-tendent of military railroads in the De-partment of Tennessee. Later he wasChief of Staff to General Sherman, andagain proved his worth when he was withGeneral Thomas at Hoods defeat beforeNashville in December, 1864. On March13,1865, he received the brevet of Major-General of Volunteers. htlolt—Glltr iFtrat (&xm\b latlb A
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