. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . r tier of batteries, arranged like anamphitheater. Surmounting these on the crest were massedseven of his heaviest siege-guns. His army surrounded thishill, its left flank being protected by the gunboats on the river. The morning and early afternoon were occupied withmany Confederate attacks, sometimes formidable in their na-ture, but Lee planned for no general move until he couldbring up a force that he considered sufficient to attack thestrong Federal posi
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . r tier of batteries, arranged like anamphitheater. Surmounting these on the crest were massedseven of his heaviest siege-guns. His army surrounded thishill, its left flank being protected by the gunboats on the river. The morning and early afternoon were occupied withmany Confederate attacks, sometimes formidable in their na-ture, but Lee planned for no general move until he couldbring up a force that he considered sufficient to attack thestrong Federal position. The Confederate orders were toadvance when the signal, a yell, cheer, or shout from the menof Armisteads brigade, was given. Late in the afternoon General D. H. Hill heard someshouting, followed by a roar of musketry. Xo other generalseems to have heard it, for Hill made his attack alone. It wasgallantly done, but no army could have withstood the gallingfire of the batteries of the Army of the Potomac as they weremassed upon Malvern Hill. All during the evening, brigadeafter brigade tried to force the Union lines. The gunners. ON DARING DUTY Albert V. Colburn, a favorite Aide-de-Camp of General McClellans.—Here is the boldsoldier of the Green Mountain State who bore despatches about the fields of battle during the Seven was he who was sent galloping across the difficult and dangerous country to make sure that Franklinsdivision was retreating from White Oak Swamp, and then to carry orders to Sumner to fall back on Mal-vern Hill. Such were the tasks that constantly fell to the lot of the despatch bearer. Necessarily a manof quick and accurate judgment, perilous chances confronted him in his efforts to keep the movements ofwidely separated divisions in concert with the plans of the commander. The loss of his life might meanthe loss of a battle; the failure to arrive in the nick of time with despatches might mean disaster for thearmy. Only the coolest
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