. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . enandoah valley anil I^ynchburg. Onewriter says that during this time sharpshooting was incessant,and no man upon all that line could stand erect and livean instant. Soldiers whose terms of service had expired andwere ordered home, had to crawl on their hands and kneesthrough the trenches to the rear. No advance was attemptedduring this time by the Confederates, but every night at nineoclock the whole Confederate line opened fire with musketand cannon. This was done b
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . enandoah valley anil I^ynchburg. Onewriter says that during this time sharpshooting was incessant,and no man upon all that line could stand erect and livean instant. Soldiers whose terms of service had expired andwere ordered home, had to crawl on their hands and kneesthrough the trenches to the rear. No advance was attemptedduring this time by the Confederates, but every night at nineoclock the whole Confederate line opened fire with musketand cannon. This was done by Lee in apjjrehension of thepossible withdrawal by night of Grants army. The Federal general-in-chief had decided to secin-e Peters-burg and confront Lee once more. General Gillmore was sentby Butler, with cavalry and infantry, on June lOth to makethe capture, but was unsuccessful. Thereui)on General Smithand the Eighteenth Cor])s \\ere despatched to A^Hiite HouseIvanding to go forward by water and i-each Petersburg beforeliCe had time to reenforce it. [0-2] s^V PART IITHE SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENTS DREWRYS BLUF^FIMPREGNABLE. IN BATTERY DANTZLER—CONFEDERATE GUN COMMANDINGTHE RIVER AFTER BUTLErs REPULSE ON LAND
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