. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . during the siege of Petersburg, of w^hich w^ehave, by a lucky chance, an account from one of the men inthe scene. The lifelikeness of the picture is beyond praise:one cannot help living through this tense moment with thesemen of long ago, and ones eyes instinctively follow their fixedgaze toward the lines of the foe. This picture was shown toLieutenant James A. Gardner (of Battery B, First Penn-sylvania Light Artillery), who immediately named half adozen of the figures, adding details of the most intimate inter-est. He stated: I am
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . during the siege of Petersburg, of w^hich w^ehave, by a lucky chance, an account from one of the men inthe scene. The lifelikeness of the picture is beyond praise:one cannot help living through this tense moment with thesemen of long ago, and ones eyes instinctively follow their fixedgaze toward the lines of the foe. This picture was shown toLieutenant James A. Gardner (of Battery B, First Penn-sylvania Light Artillery), who immediately named half adozen of the figures, adding details of the most intimate inter-est. He stated: I am, even at this late day, able to pick out and recognize a verylarge number of the members of our battery, as shown in this battery (familiarly known as Coopers Battei\y) belonged to tlieFifth Corps, then commanded by Gen. G. K. Warren. Our corps arrived in front of Petersburg on June 17, 1864), was putinto position on the evening of that day, and engaged the Confederatehitteiies on thtii line ul ii the A\lis house Tile enenn it tli it time n\. P«l &J :^^ ss^ w^ il ^^^ pu J \2 ^ ^ 11^ i
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