. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . were gradually pressing toward the east, while the Federalswere marching along a line eastward of that followed by theConfederates. The new commander of the Army of the Poto-mac was keeping his forces interposed between the legions ofLee and the Federal capital, and watching for an opportunityto force the Confederates to battle where the Federals wouldhave the advantage of position. It was plain that they mustsoon come together in a gigantic contest; but jus
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . were gradually pressing toward the east, while the Federalswere marching along a line eastward of that followed by theConfederates. The new commander of the Army of the Poto-mac was keeping his forces interposed between the legions ofLee and the Federal capital, and watching for an opportunityto force the Confederates to battle where the Federals wouldhave the advantage of position. It was plain that they mustsoon come together in a gigantic contest; but just where theshock of battle would take place was yet unknown. Meadehad ordered a general movement toward Harrisburg, and Gen-eral Buford was sent with four thousand cavalry to interceptthe Confederate advance guard. On the night of June 30th Buford encamped on a low hill,a mile west of Gettysburg, and here on the following morningthe famous battle had its beginning. On the morning of July 1st the two armies were still scat-tered, the extremes being forty miles apart. But GeneralReynolds, with two corps of the Union army, was but a f
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