. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A LOOKOIT ON THE ROOF OF FARENHOLTS HOUSE, YORKTOWN. ARMY AND NAVY These quarters were established nearHarrisons Landing, Virginia, in July,18G2, after the Seven Days battles(hiring McClellans retreat. Colonel (thenLieutenant) Benjamin F. Fisher, of theSignal Corps, then in command, opened alocal station on the famous Berkely man-sion. The Signal (orps had proved indis-pensable to the success of McClellan inchanging his base from York River toJames River. When the vig
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A LOOKOIT ON THE ROOF OF FARENHOLTS HOUSE, YORKTOWN. ARMY AND NAVY These quarters were established nearHarrisons Landing, Virginia, in July,18G2, after the Seven Days battles(hiring McClellans retreat. Colonel (thenLieutenant) Benjamin F. Fisher, of theSignal Corps, then in command, opened alocal station on the famous Berkely man-sion. The Signal (orps had proved indis-pensable to the success of McClellan inchanging his base from York River toJames River. When the vigorous Con-federate attack at Malvern Hill threat-ened the rout of the army, McClellanwas aboard the gunboat Galena, whosearmy signal officer informed him of thesituation through messages flagged fromthe shore. Through information fromthe signal officers directing the fire of theBeet, he was aided in repelling the advancesof the Confederates. The messages ranlike this: Fire one mile to the right. Firelow into the woods near the shore. SIGNAL CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN AUGUST, 1862 lit* Signal (Enr^B ■** \gaaSSMSMSmj. r
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