. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . COPYRICHT, , REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. SKiXAL CORPS RECOXXOITERIXG AT FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA From December 11 to 13, 180J, four signal stations were engaged in observing and reporting the operations of the < ioniederates on thesouth side of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg. The flag station at headquarters kept Genera] Bumside in constant touchwith the Federal attacking force on the right, under Couch and Hooker, through their signalmen in the courthouse stee
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . COPYRICHT, , REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. SKiXAL CORPS RECOXXOITERIXG AT FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA From December 11 to 13, 180J, four signal stations were engaged in observing and reporting the operations of the < ioniederates on thesouth side of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg. The flag station at headquarters kept Genera] Bumside in constant touchwith the Federal attacking force on the right, under Couch and Hooker, through their signalmen in the courthouse steeple. This isprominent in the center of the lower photograph. One station near a field hospital came under a fire that killed about twenty menand wounded many others nearby. Finally the surgeons requested a suspension of flagging, that the lives of the wounded might be COPYRIGHT, PUB. CO. FREDERICKS!?! RG THE COURTHOUSE STEEPLE IX THE (ENTER CONTAINED FEDERAL SIGNALMEN |i-*H mmm ■t y y~\ appreciated. Often their work drew the Confederate artilleryand sharpshooters fire, of unpleasant accuracy. The saving ofFranklins command at West Point, after the evacuation ofYorktown, was in large part due to the efficiency of the Signal Corps. Valuable as was the work before Richmond, under fire, inreconnoitering and in cooperation with the military telegraphservice, it proved to be indispensable to the success of Mc-Clellan in changing his base from York River to James River—its importance culminating at Malvern Hill. It will be re-called that the Seven Days Battles ended with the bloodystruggle on the banks of the James, where the use of the SignalCorps enabled McClellan to transform impending defeat intosuccessful defense. When the vigorous Confederate attack atMalvern Hill threatened the flank of the army, McClellan wasaboard the United Sta
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