. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . r whichto advance in the open, or over ground partially open. Inwoods, an abatis, or entanglement, was an effectual aid in stop-ping the advance before it reached the works, since it delayedthe line, and enabled the defenders to get a close-range fire onthe assailants. Beginning with the battle at New Hope Church, on the25th of May, 1864, almost every advanced line, of either side,entrenched itself as soon as the position was taken up. When-ever an organization was mo
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . r whichto advance in the open, or over ground partially open. Inwoods, an abatis, or entanglement, was an effectual aid in stop-ping the advance before it reached the works, since it delayedthe line, and enabled the defenders to get a close-range fire onthe assailants. Beginning with the battle at New Hope Church, on the25th of May, 1864, almost every advanced line, of either side,entrenched itself as soon as the position was taken up. When-ever an organization was moved, its commander sent out a skir-mish line ahead of the new position, for the protection of themen engaged in entrenching; caused an inspection of the groundto be made by competent officers to determine the location of thetrenches, and then ordered his men to work. The workersstacked their arms, took tools from the wagons or availed them-selves of those carried by the troops, and each small organi-zation—company or battalion—entrenched its own part ofthe line. In timber, huge logs were placed in position and 210 1 V. COPVRICMT. 1911, REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. SOFT WALLS BETTER DEFENSES THAN HARD—FORT SUMTER In 1863, the stone walls of Sumter were soon breached by the guns of the Federal fleet, but behind the breaches rose many feet of gabions filled with earth. These were replaced as fast as the guns t the fleel dislodged thesoft earth. General G. T. Beauregard wrote in his official report of February 8, 1863: The introduction ofheavy rifled guns and iron-clad steamers in the attack of masonry forts lias greatly changed the condition ofthe problem applicable to Fort Sumter when it was built, and we must now use the lew and imperfect meansat our command to increase its defensive features as far ;is practicable. Tins beautiful view of Fort Sumterin 1865, clear in every detail, one of Barnards photographic masterpieces, shows the battered parapets of thefort strengthened again
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