. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ier across the Mis- Most certainly do it. Holmes hoped to make a new sissippi in Arkansas in 1863. In the upper picture is the camp of to keep the Mississippi closed from the west hank. Helena wits the Twenty-eighth Wisconsin Infantry at Little Rock, and in the garrisoned by a force less than half as great as that whiili came lower view the Third Minnesota Infantry. Colonel (. r. .drews against it. .\mong the defenders were llie T»cnly-i-iglilli commanding
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ier across the Mis- Most certainly do it. Holmes hoped to make a new sissippi in Arkansas in 1863. In the upper picture is the camp of to keep the Mississippi closed from the west hank. Helena wits the Twenty-eighth Wisconsin Infantry at Little Rock, and in the garrisoned by a force less than half as great as that whiili came lower view the Third Minnesota Infantry. Colonel (. r. .drews against it. .\mong the defenders were llie T»cnly-i-iglilli commanding, is drawn up on dress parade in front of the State Wisconsin. On the morning of July 4, IS(i:t. under cnniinaml Capitol. Both organiza-tions fought in the expedi-tion which Major-GeneralFrederick Steele organizedat Helena, August 3, 18(i;J,to break up the Confeder-ate army imder Price inArkansas. On the very daythat Vicksburg 4th. the ConfederateGeneral T. II. Holmes ap-peared before Helena witha force of over eight thou-sand. He had telegraphedto his superior, E. K. Smith,on June I believe we. lllh llllliK of Majiir-(iciieral H. these Keiieralsrepulsed two \-igorou> and Holmes, giv-ing up hope of success, ri-tiirnid III Lillle ariHised the Feilerals111 the Imporlaiiii of hold-ing . and (iencralIrederick Sliile ledabout twelve menat Helena early in .\ troops left Ileh-na onAugust lOlli. and pushedback the General Marmaduke. lEttiiagrmnttB nt tbr Qltutl War 10.— Little Rock, Ark. Evacuation by Con-federates under Gen. Price. Union, .Steeles troops and David-sons Cav.; Con Prices Division, Walkers and J. S. Marraadukes Cav. 13.—Culpeper, Va. Union, Cavalry Corps,Army of the Potomac; Confed., Stu-arts Cav, Losses: Union, S killed,40 wounded; Confed., 10 killed, K)wounded, 75 missing.—Leets Tan Yard, near Chickamaugn,Ga. Un
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