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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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THE READY KINER ROUTE Ilcri. waiting to yrt tlirouRli tlic Slick, Mow Cluittanooga. are some of the liglit-riraft river steamers which enabled (irant to estab-lish eoniniuiiicatioiis abnost iininechatelv after his suceissful encounter with Bragg. The smoke of the Chattanooga battUS had searelycleared away when the luo hlllc sleaiuboals then ^it the disposal of the Federals were loaded with supplies for ISurnside, besieged inKnoxville. They were to steam up the Tennessee, abreast of the troops, as far as the month of the Holston River, so that their freightiiiighl reach IJurnsidcs famished troops as soon as the reenforcemcnts drove off Longstreet. Wlien this was done the river steainer.splying between Knoxville and Chattanooga were kept busy and Ihc former became a secondary base. Preparations for the Springcampaign w<-re now set afoot. There were two obj<-ctivi-s in (Grants mind. (ienenil Joseph E. .Johnston had succeeded Bragg in
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FEDERAL TRANSPORTS IN THE TENNESSEE, WINTER OE isuy-l command of the (onfoderate forces, and to vanquish his army and ohtain possession of Atlanta w.to the important things. Hnl (Iranilooked further into the future. An expedition against Mobile was seriously consi,,orl«.lmovements that were to follow. Early in January, 18(ii, the C;omman.ler-in-(hief, with his staff, retume.l to Chatlan.Mjga, and.boarding one the little river steamers, proceeded up the Tennessee as far as it, junction with the Clinch River, up to wlu.h pnmt thete<lious repairs of the railroad fron, Knoxville to Chattanooga had progresse.l. From Knoxville C.rant and lus staff ro-le out over thefrozen and difficult roa.l tn inspect 1 h,. line- of connnunicalion from Cun.berland Cap that it was necessary to abandon or improve. KA

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