. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . DRESS 5SS-PARADE OF FEDERAL TROOPS .\T BATON ROUGE. REVIEW OF REVit-VS CO BY ORDKH OF THK COMMANDING OFFICER Buildings in Line of Fire CoiKlriniii-ci and Dcstniycd al liatoii Uuiif,i liy Order nl Colonel Halbert K. Paine. This view was photo-graphed by Mr. T-ytle aller llie (hawii of Ihe .Ih of ., ISII-J, when the Federals had retreated from their outer camps andbad eoneentratid on llie .\ grounds between thi cemetery and tlie river bank, at the
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . DRESS 5SS-PARADE OF FEDERAL TROOPS .\T BATON ROUGE. REVIEW OF REVit-VS CO BY ORDKH OF THK COMMANDING OFFICER Buildings in Line of Fire CoiKlriniii-ci and Dcstniycd al liatoii Uuiif,i liy Order nl Colonel Halbert K. Paine. This view was photo-graphed by Mr. T-ytle aller llie (hawii of Ihe .Ih of ., ISII-J, when the Federals had retreated from their outer camps andbad eoneentratid on llie .\ grounds between thi cemetery and tlie river bank, at the northwestern end of the town. In order thatthe houses .shonhl not afford protection to any attaeking party, in the immediate vicinity (on the .southeastern flank of the fortifiedArsenal) were .set on fiie and razed to the ground. In this picture the heavy stockade that surrounded the garrison is plainlyvisible, as is also the roof of one of the barracks. Nevertheless, although the Federal troops were never attacked in their strong-hold. General Butler determined to concentrate his forces in New Orleans, and Baton Rouge was abandoned. PART IIOPENING THE MlSSISSlPr
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