. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . Co., Springfield, Mass. THIS PART—PART NINECONTAINS Colored Frontispiece—Reproduction of the Military Painting byC. D. Graves, Picketts Charge at Gettysburg Gettysburg Professor Elson here vividly describes the events of Gettysburg—a three-days battle whose moral effect on the nation and on the worldat large was without parallel in American history. In the compassof this narrative have been included in comprehensive manner all theessential elements of one of
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . Co., Springfield, Mass. THIS PART—PART NINECONTAINS Colored Frontispiece—Reproduction of the Military Painting byC. D. Graves, Picketts Charge at Gettysburg Gettysburg Professor Elson here vividly describes the events of Gettysburg—a three-days battle whose moral effect on the nation and on the worldat large was without parallel in American history. In the compassof this narrative have been included in comprehensive manner all theessential elements of one of the worlds greatest battles, never excelledin its record of heroism and savage fighting. Fort Sumter and the Captureof Charleston No more impressive story of the defense of a beleaguered city couldbe told than the photographs of Fort Sumter and the defenses ofCharleston contained in this part. Resisting the storm of some80,000 projectiles from fleet and marsh batteries, Charleston was notabandoned until all other positions along the Atlantic coast werein the Federal hands. Fort Sumter withstood continuous attack for587 The War Photographs Here Reproduced Taken at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, show the great gen-erals in command at this contest and the important points whoseattack and defense have made them familiar in military history. Thephotographs here shown were made for the most part at the timeof the battle and show some of the sad aspects of this mighty equal interest are those that tell in graphic form the Federal effortsto reduce Fort Sumter and capture Charleston.
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