. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A QUIET EVENING, BEFORE THE DANGEROUS WORK BEGAN Fashionable folks from Washington have come to the signal camp to look at what seems a strange newpastime of the .soldiers, playing with little sticks and flags and entertaining themselves at night withfire-works. But now the shadows lengthen, and the visitors are mounting their horses and about to taketheir places in the waiting barouche to depart. In the foreground the signal-men are lounging comfortably,feel in the a
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A QUIET EVENING, BEFORE THE DANGEROUS WORK BEGAN Fashionable folks from Washington have come to the signal camp to look at what seems a strange newpastime of the .soldiers, playing with little sticks and flags and entertaining themselves at night withfire-works. But now the shadows lengthen, and the visitors are mounting their horses and about to taketheir places in the waiting barouche to depart. In the foreground the signal-men are lounging comfortably,feel in the air, or drowsing against the sides of their tents. Their work is done, unless practice is orderedwith the rockets and lights after the nightfall. A few months from now they will be in a place where thepatronizing visitors will he loth to follow. With Confederate shells shrieking about them on the Peninsula, [306].
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