. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . IN BATTERY DANTZLER—CONFEDERATE GUN COMMANDINGTHE RIVER AFTER BUTLErs REPULSE ON LAND. diaries Francis Adams, who, as acavalry officer, served in Butlers cam-paign, compares Grants maneuvers of1864 to Napoleons of 1815. WhileNapoleon advanced upon Wellington itwas essential that Grouchy should de-tain Blucher. So Butler was to elimi-nate Beauregard while Grant struck atLee. With forty thousand men, he wasordered to land at Bermuda Hundred,seize and hold City Point as
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . IN BATTERY DANTZLER—CONFEDERATE GUN COMMANDINGTHE RIVER AFTER BUTLErs REPULSE ON LAND. diaries Francis Adams, who, as acavalry officer, served in Butlers cam-paign, compares Grants maneuvers of1864 to Napoleons of 1815. WhileNapoleon advanced upon Wellington itwas essential that Grouchy should de-tain Blucher. So Butler was to elimi-nate Beauregard while Grant struck atLee. With forty thousand men, he wasordered to land at Bermuda Hundred,seize and hold City Point as a futurearmy base, and advance upon Richmondby way of Petersburg, while Grantmeanwhile engaged Lee farther at Broadway Landing, seen inthe lower picture, Butler put his army0%er the Appomatto.\ on pontoons, occu-pied City Point, May 4th, and advancedwithin three miles of Petersburg, May9th. The city might have been easilytaken by a vigorous move, but Butlerdelayed imtil Beauregard arrived with aliastily gathered army and decisivelydefeated the Federals at Drewrys Bluff,May 10th. Like Grouchy, Butler failed.
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