This publication is derived from an original book entitled The Civil War Through The Camera, by Henry H. Eslon, copyrighted in 1912, by Patriot Publishing Co., Springfield, Mass.

The original book consists of approximately 250 pages of text, and 495 photographs with associated descriptive text, and 16 color reproductions.

This publication includes all of the original book, in total; there are no abridgments. To the original book, has been added additional photographs and sketches, and a short movie about the Civil War.

The photographs can be viewed in three ways. First, as you read the text, thumbnails of the associated photographs are provided at the right edge of the screen/page. These photographs are small; to enlarge the photographs, and read the descriptive text, simply left-click on a photograph.

Second, all of the photographs and descriptive text can be viewed by paging through each section. A separate menu is provided to view the photographs in the is way. You may begin at any section, and page through to the end. Third, all of the original photographs can be viewed as a slide show; there is little descriptive text. Slide Shows are accessed via the Main Menu.

In addition to the original photographs, there are several slide shows that contain the color reproductions, plus additional photographs, and sketches that were not part of the original book.

Since this book was written over 83 years ago, most people will note that the textual style, prose, grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc, are somewhat different than our modern day expectations. The effect is to provide a interesting, and delightful ‘flavor’ of a day and time (1912) when prose was very often dramatic.

Even though this book was published in 1912, it provides an excellent account of the War of Rebellion, in both picture, and in prose; perhaps even more-so than found in more modern, sanitized accounts. This book tells a story of death, and sorrow, and destruction, and deprivation, and hatred, and cruelty, and pain, that is balanced by tales of honor, chivalry, kindness, and humanity, and morality, and patriotism.

Table of Contents:

Section 00        RECORDS WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
Section 01        BULL RUN - THE VOLUNTEERS FACE FIRE
Section 02        FORT HENRY AND FORT DONELSON
Section 03        SHILOH-THE FIRST GRAND BATTLE
Section 04        THE FIGHT FOR RICHMOND
Section 05        THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Section 06        THE SEVEN DAY'S BATTLES
Section 07        CEDAR MOUNTAIN
Section 08        SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN
Section 09        "ANTIETAM, OR SHARPESBURG"
Section 10        "STONE'S RIVER, OR MURFREESBORO"
Section 11        FREDERICKSBURG-DISASTER FOR A NEW UNION LEADER
Section 12        CHANCELLORSVILLE AND JACKSON'S FLANKING MARCH
Section 13        VICKSBURG AND PORT HUDSON
Section 14        THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG-THE HIGH-WATER
                            MARK OF THE CIVIL WAR
Section 15        CHICKAMAUGA-THE BLOODIEST CONFLICT IN THE WEST
Section 16        LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
Section 17        THE BATTLE IN THE WILDERNESS
Section 18        SPOTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE
Section 19        COLD HARBOR
Section 20        TO ATLANTA
Section 21        THE LAST CONFLICTS IN THE SHENANDOAH
Section 22        THE INVESTMENT OF PETERSBURG
Section 23        SHERMAN'S FINAL CAMPAIGN
Section 24        THE LAST INVASION OF TENNESSEE-FRANKLIN-NASHVILLE
Section 25        THE SIEGE AND FALL OF PETERSBURG
Section 26        APPOMATTOX

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