Original photographs taken on the battlefields during the Civil War of the United States (1907) (14762519392)

Identifier: originalphotogra00eato (find matches)
Title: Original photographs taken on the battlefields during the Civil War of the United States
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Eaton, Edward Bailey Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896 Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959. Martyrs on altar of civilization
Subjects: Eaton, Edward Bailey War photography
Publisher: Hartford, Conn. : E.B. Eaton
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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agon trains were hurried overGrapevine Bridge and the remainderwere burned or abandoned. Hun-dreds of artillery charges wereopened. Powder was scattered overthe pile and barrels of oil poured on.At Savage Station a railroad trainloaded with ammunition was seton fire, then sent, with the locomotivethrottle wide open, to plunge from thebroken tracks into the river, each carexploding as it reached the surfaceof the stream. Grapevine Bridgewas destroyed and Jackson held awayfrom the Battle of Gaines Mill,which undoubtedly saved the Armyof the Potomac from capture.Through Mechanicville, Gaines Mill,Savage Station, Peach Orchard,White Oak Swamp and MalvernHill the Union soldiers fought theirway from the twenty-sixth of Juneto the first of July, finally escapingto Harrisons Landing on the JamesRiver after a loss of 15,249 men. TheConfederates had beaten them backfrom Richmond at a cost of 17,583men. McClellan set up his base ofoperations at Harrisons Landing andremained a menace to Richmond.
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PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT GRAPEVINE BRIUGE OVER THE CHICKAHOMINY BRILLIANT strokes came likeflashes of lightning. WithMcClellan still setting hisheart on taking Richmond,Stonewall Jackson was makingthreatening moves towards Washing-ton. Demonstrations were begun toplant fear in the Government andcause sufficient alarm to order thewithdrawal of McClellan to the de-fense of Washington. This daringruse was successful inasmuch as itcompletely upset the plans to takeRichmond, and the seat of battle wasalmost instantly transferred to theNorth. There was no denying it;Washington stood in abject fear ofthe brilliant Jackson. His presencein the vicinity of the National Cap-ital caused much uneasiness. Thestand against him came at CedarMountain, known from its hard fightas Slaughter Mountain, on the ninthof August, 1862. At a cost of about1,400 men, the Union army frustratedJackson and depleted his forces to theextent of 1,307. Bradys cameraswere with the army at Cedar Moun-tain. The first photograph