. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . It? i>mm& Hattb at Bull Emt * * * position for battle. One side and then the other fell back inturn as lines were re-formed and urged forward. Night felland the tempests fury increased. The ammunition of botharmies was so wet that much of it could not be used. Try asthey would the Confederates were unable to break the Unionline and the two armies finally withdrew. The Confederatessuffered a loss of five hundred men in their unsuccessful at-tempt to demora
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . It? i>mm& Hattb at Bull Emt * * * position for battle. One side and then the other fell back inturn as lines were re-formed and urged forward. Night felland the tempests fury increased. The ammunition of botharmies was so wet that much of it could not be used. Try asthey would the Confederates were unable to break the Unionline and the two armies finally withdrew. The Confederatessuffered a loss of five hundred men in their unsuccessful at-tempt to demoralize Pope in his retreat, and the Federals morethan a thousand, including Generals Stevens and Kearny. General Kearny might have been saved but for his reek-less bravery. He was rounding up the retreat of his menin the darkness of the night when he chanced to come withinthe Confederate lines. Called on to surrender, he lay flat onhis horses back, sank his spurs into its sides, and attempted toescape. Half a dozen muskets were leveled and fired at thefleeing general. Within thirty yards he rolled from his horsesback dead. The co
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