Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities.

The Photographic History of the Civil War was first published in 1911 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the great conflict. These volumes were dedicated to the American People in tribute to the courage and the valor with which they met one of the greatest crises that a nation has ever known. A crisis that changed the course of civilization. Contained within are thousands of photographs as well as the rise of photographic journalism during a conflict. This series offers a unique record of one of the greatest conflicts in the history of mankind. Included in this series are maps to mark the battles and line-art decorations that give the reader an authentic feel of the era. The photographs in this series can be viewed as art, history or more importantly journalism. Covering every aspect of war- from the frontline to everyday life- these volumes are a testament to the conflict and the country which emerged from it. The Opening Battles is a record of the opening days of the war. It covers the first of the great campaigns until engagements ending in July of 1862.

On this semi-centennial of the American Civil War-the war of the modern Roses in the Western World-these volumes are dedicated to the American People in tribute to the courage and the valor with which they met one of the greatest crises that a nation has ever known0a crisis that changed the course of civilization. We look back at Napoleon through the glamor of time, without fully realized that here on our own continent are battlegrounds more noble in their purport than all the wars of the ancient regimes. The decades have shrouded the first American Revolution in romance, but the time has now come when this second American revolution, at the turning point of its first half century, is to become an American epic in which nearly three and a half million men gather on the battle-line to offer their lives for principles that were dear to them.It is as an American ¿Battle Abbey¿ that these pages are opened on this anniversary, so that the eyes of the generations may look upon the actual scenes-not upon the tarnished muskets, the silenced cannon, nor the battle-stained flag, but upon the warriors themselves standing on the firing-line in the heroic struggle when the hosts of the North and the legions of the South met on the battleground of a nation¿s ideals, with the destiny of a continent hanging in the balance. And what a tribute it is to American character to be able to gather about these pages in peace and brotherhood, without malice and without dissension, within a generation from the greatest fratricidal tragedy in the annals of mankind. This vision is no longer blinded by heart wounds, but as Americans we can see only the heroic self-sacrifice of these men who battled for the decision of one of the worlds greatest problems.

Excerpt from The Photographic History of the Civil War, Vol. 1 of 10: The Opening Battles K. Bachman; l\/ir. \villiam Beer; l\'ir. James Blair, C. S. A.; Mr. George A. Brackett; Mr. Edward Bromley; Mr. John C. Brown; Captain Joseph T. Burke, C. S. A.; Captain F. I. Colston, C. S. A.; Colonel E. J. Copp, U. S. V.; Colonel S. A. Cunningham, C. S. A.; The Daughters of the Confederacy; Mr. Charles Frankel; lvir. Edgar R. Harlan; Colonel Chas. R. E. Koch, U. S. V Miss Isabel Maury; Mr. F. H. Meserve; The lviilitary Order of the Loyal Legion; Colonel John N. Nicholson, U. S. V.; General Harrison Gray Otis, U. S. V Captain F. A. Roziene, U. S. A.; General G. P. Thruston, U. S. V.; The University of South Carolina; The Washington Artillery, and the various State historical departments, state and government bureaus, military and patriotic organizations which courteously suspended their rules, in order that the photographic treasures in their archives should become available for the present record. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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