. The photographic history of the civil . ro-portionate loss of life. The repulse of Lee at Gettysburg, in1863, was obtained at a cost of 23,000 casualties— killed,14,529 wounded. 5365 missing—and at the end Lee marchedwith his army from the field of battle. The more completevictory at Yieksburg, with the surrender of Pembertons entirearmy of men, was obtained by Grant with a casualtylist of only 9362. including about 450 missing. Heavy as were the losses during the year which precededthe surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, they wereless than the aggregate loss, incl
. The photographic history of the civil . ro-portionate loss of life. The repulse of Lee at Gettysburg, in1863, was obtained at a cost of 23,000 casualties— killed,14,529 wounded. 5365 missing—and at the end Lee marchedwith his army from the field of battle. The more completevictory at Yieksburg, with the surrender of Pembertons entirearmy of men, was obtained by Grant with a casualtylist of only 9362. including about 450 missing. Heavy as were the losses during the year which precededthe surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, they wereless than the aggregate loss, including missing. of previouscommanders of the Army of the Potomac in unsuccessful at-tempts to accomplish the same result in the same field. Grantstotal of killed and wounded was less than the averagenumber killed and injured annually by the railroads of theUnited States during the four years ending 1910. Those who control the destiny of to-morrow are thosewho are the most apt in learning that, in great matters, it is IM] (k&M!$^). BEFORE VICKSBURG The close-set mouth, squared shoulders and lower-ing brow in this photograph of Grant, taken inDecember, ISGJ, tell the story of the intensity ofhis purpose while he was advancing upon Vicks-burg—only to be foiled by Van Dorns raid on hisline of communications at Holly Springs. Hisgrim expression and determined jaw betokened norespite for the Confederates, however. Six monthslater he marched into the coveted photograph was taken by James Mullen atOxford, Mississippi, in December, 186*2, just be-fore Van Dorns raid balked the generals plans. AFTER VICKSBURG This photograph was taken in the fall of lSfi:!,after the capture of the Confederacys Gibraltarhad raised Grant to secure and everlasting attitude is relaxed and his eyebrows no longermark a straight line across the grim visage. Theright brow is slightly arched with an almost jovialexpression. But the jaw is no less vigorous anddetermined, and th
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