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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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of the cavalrys method of destroying the railroads betweenthe two capitals. The light rails were placed across piles of ties. The ties were lighted and the rails heateduntil of their own weight they bent out of shape. Mile upon mile of railroad could thus be destroyed ina day. New rails had to be lirought before it was possible to rebuild the line. Note the tangle of tele-graph wires. The telegraph lines were also destroyed wherever the Confederate position was known andit was therefore impossible to tap them and read the Union leaders messages. The Army of NorthernVirginia and the Army of the Potomac spent the month of October, 18G3, when this photograph was taken,maneuvering for position along the Rappahannock. On Octobi-r iOth the Army of the Potomac was occu-pying Warrenton and Lee had retired to the north bank of the Rappahannock, having destroyed the Orangeand Alexandria Railroad from Bristoe Station to the river, and by the 22(1, both armies were again in camp. (G-7) Rd/^/lR^^A
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THE PRIZE THAT IMPERILLED STUART ON HISFEDERAL LINES DARING RAID INTO THE In tills .striking photograph of 1863 appears the prize at which (iciicral J. K. H. Sliiart uazcillong and ardenllj (hniii^ liis reeonnaissanee to Warreiiton Sliilion un llie lOth of October,1863, after Lees Uristoe campaign. His half-starved cavah-yiiicn urgently needed just sucha wagon-train as that. But, as they peered from their ambush, the liopeful expressionsfaded away. Beyond the i)ark of wagons Stuarts )iraetieed eye had discerned a movingcloud <if ilust. That night he was confined to a liltic ridge, with llic Tnion colunms movinglollie right and left of his isolated force. By dawn the rear of tlic i)assing cohumis werecooking their breakfasts at the foot of the ridge. By llie bold (h\ ice of firing into tliem and

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