Image: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14762782285)

Description: Tishomingo Hotel in Corinth, Mississippi. Identifier: photographichist02mill (find matches) 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 View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: PUSHING THROUGH TENNESSEE. lS<iiUNION BRIDGE OVER THE ELK RIVER AT PILASKI Text Appearing After Image: THE RUSE OF THE WHISTLES The Tishomingo Hotel was an old liostclry forminf; pracliuall.v the railway slalioii at Corinth, Miss., and here was played a Httle comedyby way of prelude to the tragic spectacle that was to happen on this very scene. After the battle of Shiloh, General Beauregardretreate<l to Corinth, where soon the Confiderate array ninnbered about eighty thousand men. Halleek, who had assumed command inperson, after a little delay started in pursuit at the head of the largest army ever assembleil nest of the .\lleghanies, numbering morethan 13.;,()()n efTective men. liul the great forces did not come to decisive blows; Halleek, as usual, did not act with energy. For morethan a month he went on gathering still more reenforcements, planning and organizing, all the time closing in slowly on Corinth. Itwas expected that a conclusive battle would sfion take place, but Beauregard did not risk the test of arms. Keeping his intentionsabsolutely secret, he decided to evacuali-. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14762782285)
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