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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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FEDERAL DEAD AT GETTYSBURG, .JULY 1. ISfl.S All the way from McPhcrsons Woods back to Cemttcry Hill lay the Federal soldiers, who had contested every foot of that retreat mililnightfall. The Confederates were massing so rapidly from the west and north that there was scant time to bring off the wounded andnone for attention to the dead. There on the field lay the shoes .so much needed by the Confederates, and the grim tjisk of gatheringthem began. The dead were stripped of arms, ammunition, caps, and aceoiitrenients as well—in fact, of everything that woulil be ofthe slightest use in enabling lices poorly equipped army to continue the inlenieeine strife. It was one of wars awful expedients. SEMINARY RIDGE, BEYOND GETTYSBURG Along this road the Federals re-treated toward Cemetery Hill iuthe late afternoon of July 1st.The success of McPhersonsWoods was but temporary, forthe Confederates under Hill werecoming up in overpowering num-bers, and now Ewells forces ap-peared from the north. T

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