. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . hey were of no particular value after theremoval of the forces to other positions. As soon as the armycould recover from the strain of the ordeal through \\luch ithad passed, Lee turned his attention to the fortifications im-mediately siuTounding the capital. On July , he directed the Engineer Corps to preparea system of defenses from Drewrys Rluff encircling the ap-proaches to ]\Lanchester from the south, and, on the 31st, hedirected that the construction of the outside lines north of theJames be resumed. At the same time, mo

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. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . hey were of no particular value after theremoval of the forces to other positions. As soon as the armycould recover from the strain of the ordeal through \\luch ithad passed, Lee turned his attention to the fortifications im-mediately siuTounding the capital. On July , he directed the Engineer Corps to preparea system of defenses from Drewrys Rluff encircling the ap-proaches to ]\Lanchester from the south, and, on the 31st, hedirected that the construction of the outside lines north of theJames be resumed. At the same time, more guns were orderedto be placed on the Drewrys Bluff defenses, as well as on theother works along the south side of the James. The works ofPetersburg were strengthened also. When Lee started for the Rapidan to enter on the cam-2)aign against Poj^e, all the troops of the Army of NorthernA^irgiuia were withdrawn from the fortifications of Richmond,and relieved from garrison duty and from the work of con-struction liy the troops of General D. H. Hills

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