Thirty years after. An artist's story of the great war, told, and illustrated with nearly 300 relief-etchings after sketches in the field, and 20 half-tone equestrian portraits from original oil paintings (1890)
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 · New York, Fords, Howard, & Hulbert · leaf 16
the opposite side of the Rappahannock River at Fredricksburg, friendly communication between the pickets along the banks was of almost daily occurrence. Confederate soldiers would cut a shingle into boat¬ like shape, and rig it with a mast and paper sail. They would then freight it with a hank of… … brighten the dull monotony of camp. During the long siege of Petersburg a truce on the picket line was of quite frequent occurrence. The main line of forts and breastworks were but a few hundred yards apart in places, and the advance pickets were thus brought within speaking distance. During active…
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