. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . VIRGINIA—FEDERAL PICKET STATION NEAR BULL RUN, 1862. GEORGIA—PICKETS JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA, JULY 22, 1804 regular sentinels are onduty with keenly observanteyes. When their tour ofduty has been completedthey will be relieved bysome of the men who are somuch at ease. The picketsretreated before any ad-vance in face of the Con-federates, and rejoined themain body of troops. Inthe Atlanta photograph,the reserve post isslightly in the rear of theouter line of pickets. Judg-ing from the rough earth-works, the dilapidatedhous
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . VIRGINIA—FEDERAL PICKET STATION NEAR BULL RUN, 1862. GEORGIA—PICKETS JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA, JULY 22, 1804 regular sentinels are onduty with keenly observanteyes. When their tour ofduty has been completedthey will be relieved bysome of the men who are somuch at ease. The picketsretreated before any ad-vance in face of the Con-federates, and rejoined themain body of troops. Inthe Atlanta photograph,the reserve post isslightly in the rear of theouter line of pickets. Judg-ing from the rough earth-works, the dilapidatedhouse, and the smashedwindow-frame in the fore-ground, there has evident-ly been fighting at thispoint. Nearly all of themen have on high-crownedhats, which afforded bet-ter protection against thesun than the forage cap. General Sherman reduced foraging to a system in theWest, and, more especially during his rapid and extendedmarches, foraging became a necessary means of subsistence formen and animals. As the general expressed it, Xo army couldcarry food and forage for a march of three hundred miles, andthere be
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