. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . OFFICERS OF THE FIRST CONNECTICUT HEAVY ARTILLERY IN FORT RICHARDSON. COPVRIGHT, 19H, REVIE A AVIXTER SCENE IN THE DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON _X^ ^c_ DEFENDINCx THE NATIONAL CAPITAL By O. E. Hunt Ciipfdin, Ignited States Armij THE following conversation took ])\ace early in 1861 be-tween General Winfield Scott and Colonel Charles , inspector-general of the District of Columbia: General Scott: Gosj^ort navy-yard has l)een , General. Harpers Ferry bridge has been The bridge at Point of Rocks was Colonel Stone: General Sc
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . OFFICERS OF THE FIRST CONNECTICUT HEAVY ARTILLERY IN FORT RICHARDSON. COPVRIGHT, 19H, REVIE A AVIXTER SCENE IN THE DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON _X^ ^c_ DEFENDINCx THE NATIONAL CAPITAL By O. E. Hunt Ciipfdin, Ignited States Armij THE following conversation took ])\ace early in 1861 be-tween General Winfield Scott and Colonel Charles , inspector-general of the District of Columbia: General Scott: Gosj^ort navy-yard has l)een , General. Harpers Ferry bridge has been The bridge at Point of Rocks was Colonel Stone: General Scott:burned. Yes, General. General Scott:burned some days since. Yes, General. General Scott: The bridges over Gunpowder Creek,beyond Baltimore, have been burned. Yes, General. General Scott: They are closing their coils around us. ■ Yes, General. General Scott: Xow, how long can we hold out here? Ten days. General, and within that time the Xorth willcome down to us. General Scott: How will they come? The route throughBaltimore is cut off. They will come by all routes. The} will come betweenthe capes of Yirginia, up through C
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