. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . THE FLEET THAT FED THE ARM1*. THE ABANDONED BASE White House. Virginia, June 27, 1862.—Up the James and the Pamunkey to White House Landing came the steam and sailing vesselsladen with supplies for McClellans second attempt to reach Richmond. Tons of ammunition and thousands of rations were sent for-ward from here to the army on the Chickahominy in June, 1802. A short month was enough to cause McClellan to again change hisplans, and the army base was moved t
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . THE FLEET THAT FED THE ARM1*. THE ABANDONED BASE White House. Virginia, June 27, 1862.—Up the James and the Pamunkey to White House Landing came the steam and sailing vesselsladen with supplies for McClellans second attempt to reach Richmond. Tons of ammunition and thousands of rations were sent for-ward from here to the army on the Chickahominy in June, 1802. A short month was enough to cause McClellan to again change hisplans, and the army base was moved to the James River. The Richmond and York Railroad was lit up by burning cars along itscourse to the Chickahominy. Little was left to the Confederates save the charred ruins of the White House itself. belching forth its sheets of tire and lead into the beleaguredcity. In front of the Union encampment, near Fair Oaks, wasa thick entanglement of scrubby pines, vines, and raggedbushes, full of ponds and marshes. This strip of woodlandwas less than five hundred yards wide. Beyond it was an openfield half a mile in width. The Union soldiers pressed throughthe thick
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