. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . of thirty-two thou-sand men. and Rosecrans gained Chattanooga with a loss ofeighteen thousand men, but the foe was not defeated. On theother hand. Grant, in his year from the Rapidan to Appomat-tox accomplished the desired result, but with severe losses, itis true. After all is said, the subject may be narrowed down tothe statement that Lee. Jackson, and ])erhaps Johnston han-dled inferior fcjrces with as great skill as any commanderssince Hannibal and Napoleon. On th
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . of thirty-two thou-sand men. and Rosecrans gained Chattanooga with a loss ofeighteen thousand men, but the foe was not defeated. On theother hand. Grant, in his year from the Rapidan to Appomat-tox accomplished the desired result, but with severe losses, itis true. After all is said, the subject may be narrowed down tothe statement that Lee. Jackson, and ])erhaps Johnston han-dled inferior fcjrces with as great skill as any commanderssince Hannibal and Napoleon. On the other side it was also an American soldier, evenbefore Sedan and ^lukden, who formulated the modern ideaof strategy which has been so closely followed in recent wars—to seek out the foe, get close to him, and fight it out by short-arm jolts. ff [ i-io ] PART I THE FIRST OF THE GREAT CAMPAIGNS BULL RUN (here begin the chapters that picture broadlythe campaigns, from bull hun to appomattox,continuing through volume iii—each of theremaining seven volumes is devoted through-out to a separate phase of war-time activity.). VOLUNTEERS ABOUT TO FACE FIRE AT BULL RUN—McCLELLAns troops DRILLING NEAR WASHINGTON
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