. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THE SWEEPING LINES OF FORT SEDGWICK Petersburg were the mostremarkable of any in theworld. Before the end ofOctober, 186-1, the Army ofthe Potomac occupied aformidable cordon of de-fenses that stretched formore than thirty-two miles,and comprised thirty-sixforts and fifty years succeeding thewar excursions were runfrom New York and fromall parts of the country tothis historic ground. Ittook three days to com-plete the tour. Then mostof the forts were in
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THE SWEEPING LINES OF FORT SEDGWICK Petersburg were the mostremarkable of any in theworld. Before the end ofOctober, 186-1, the Army ofthe Potomac occupied aformidable cordon of de-fenses that stretched formore than thirty-two miles,and comprised thirty-sixforts and fifty years succeeding thewar excursions were runfrom New York and fromall parts of the country tothis historic ground. Ittook three days to com-plete the tour. Then mostof the forts were in the con-dition in which we see thempictured FORT RICE, AS THE CONFEDERATES SAW IT
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