. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . fe:=»=.. PATHIOT PUB CO TIU, TIllU(i:-l()r(illT (iUOCM) The tiilii IhVoiiiI llif lovclod fence is covered w itii Ijiitli Federaland Confederate dead. Over this open space swept Sedgwicksdivision of Sumners Second Corps, after passing throiigli the Eastand entering the West Woods. This is near where the Confederate(ieneral Ewells division, reenforced by McLaws and Walker,fell upon Sedgwicks left flank and rear. Nearly two thousandFederal soldiers were struck down, the
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . fe:=»=.. PATHIOT PUB CO TIU, TIllU(i:-l()r(illT (iUOCM) The tiilii IhVoiiiI llif lovclod fence is covered w itii Ijiitli Federaland Confederate dead. Over this open space swept Sedgwicksdivision of Sumners Second Corps, after passing throiigli the Eastand entering the West Woods. This is near where the Confederate(ieneral Ewells division, reenforced by McLaws and Walker,fell upon Sedgwicks left flank and rear. Nearly two thousandFederal soldiers were struck down, the division losing during theday more than forty per cent, of its entire number. One regi-ment lost sixty percent.—thehighest regimental loss sus-tained. Later the right of theConfederate line crossed theturnpike at the Uunker church(about half a mile to the leftof the picture) and made upon Greene, but theywere repulsed with greatslaughter. General D. , of Jacksons division,had been wounded. The braveStarke n ho succeeded him ; and Lawton, who fol-lowed Starke, had fallenwounded.
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