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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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CAMP OF HEAVY ARTILLERY ON THE WAY TO PETERSBURG Or May 16, I Slit, the date of tliis sweeping photograph, the movement against Petersburg had begun. Theheavy guns which these two regiments were about to serve before Petersburg were sent by steamer and rail,so no ordnance is visible in this peaceful-looking camp on the banks of the beautiful river. The First Massa-chusetts Heavy Artillery had been ordered from the defenses of Washington to join the Army of the Potomacat Belle Plain, Virginia. It was to form part of the second brigade, third division, Second Army Corps, of the (52)
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EVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. THE FIRST MASSACHUSETTS AND SECOND NEW YORK AT BELLE PLAIN, 1864 Army of the Potomac, from May, 1864, to May, 1865. A month after landing at Belle Plain it was at thesiege of Petersburg. At Belle Plain it was met by the Second New York Heavy Artillery, also from thedefenses of Washington, which formed part of the first brigade, first division, Second Army Corps cf the Army«»f the Potomac, from that time till June, 1865. The latter regiment also proceeded to Petersburg but by amore circuitous route. May 18th to 21st it served at Spotsylvania; June 1st to 12th, it was at Cold Harbor. ©1)? JMrral ArtUlmj ^ succession of battles and flank marches through the Wildernessto the James, up to Petersburg, thence to Appomattox, hadtaxed the energies and showed the devotion of the men with theguns in the hardest campaign of the war, finally causing thesurrender of a remnant of the proud Army of Northern Yir- ^W i -> While at Petersburg, an interesting experiment was tri

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