. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A PRISONER OF 6iSIGNAL-OFFICER PRESTON, OFTHE CONFEDERACY, CONFINEDIN FORT WARREN, MASSACHU-SETTS ONE OF THE BEST-MANAGED FEDERAL PRISONS. LINING UP FOR RATIONS FROM THE CONQUERORS Capture was not an unmixed evil for the Confederate soldiers in the Wilderness campaign. The Armyof Northern Virginia had already taken up a hole in its belt on account of the failure of supplies; but theUnion troops were plentifully supplied with wagon-trains, and the men in gray who were
. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A PRISONER OF 6iSIGNAL-OFFICER PRESTON, OFTHE CONFEDERACY, CONFINEDIN FORT WARREN, MASSACHU-SETTS ONE OF THE BEST-MANAGED FEDERAL PRISONS. LINING UP FOR RATIONS FROM THE CONQUERORS Capture was not an unmixed evil for the Confederate soldiers in the Wilderness campaign. The Armyof Northern Virginia had already taken up a hole in its belt on account of the failure of supplies; but theUnion troops were plentifully supplied with wagon-trains, and the men in gray who were captured neartheir base of supplies at Belle Plain were sure at least of a good meal. The Confederate prisoners hereshown were captured at Spotsylvania, May 12, 1864, by the Second Corps under General Hancock. Theywere taken to Belle Plain, where they found not only a Union brigade left to guard them but a brigade 1154]
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