Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-07-16

scape and IA pivid plcture Of war. More than
twenty thousand figures arc 10 be seen from
the pnilit of observa lion and the whole scene
5throba with life and action. In no paint
ing which has yet been produced has tho
vivid stctuality 81 war been So truthfnlIys
portray ed. Blending with the painting is.
ingenio nsly arranged nature itself. Grow
ing trees, mother eart ii, ~ stream Of WAter.
"a smol derins camp ire and sinmering pot
of water an actual railroad track and
other devices which are in complete har-
mony wit what is portrayed on the can-.
vas, lend such an air Of reality to the pict-
ure that the closest study il required to
define the line between the painted and the
actual. With all this reminder of war, old
soldiers are carried back in memory to the
events long past. Their enthusiasm knows
no bounds. Those not familiar witllsWa ar
and all its horrors, stand spell bound and
awed. The Impression is one tina t beggars
description. e Es Gsa. #s.s >S>1 IL.
7: y THE ATLANTIC CAMPAIGN, =. 49,
Il The great Rebellion is clearly divided in
to characteristic positions. The great.up-
rising which followed the firing upon
Fort Sumpter was the response Of the
citizens to the immediate need 81
OF their government and flag. The earlier
conflicts OF the war were fought by,untrnin-
ed and unseasoned soldiers. By 1868 reg.
iments and CO nlmands had been many times
decimatcd. In 1864 veteran regiments
numbering 225 muskets, followed their tat
tered battle flag and stood by itwith a ten
acity never surpassed and seldom equaled.
The Atlanta campaign was ended by such
soldiers commanded by officers who had in
many instances came from the ranks ex-
changing muskets for the sword. The cul-
mutation OF the Atlanta campaign was a
series oi battles, the most desperate Of
which--that OF the 22d OF July-is known
as the Battle OF Atlanta among the five
distinct BATTLES fought in the vicinity. Sol.
! fer to it frequently. Coniedera ties char
| acterize it as the hitterest fight
in their experience. The conformation o.
! the battle ground and the method OF at
| tack made the battle close, frequently hand
| to hand, and always DIES perate. Gen. Sher
| man S army was placed in position in the
| form Of a great"S' reversed. The assault
! Of Gen. Hood WAS upon the eastern lobe O
this IS" the Army OF the Tennessee. The
ground occupied By it was broken ant
much Of it densely wooded, affording cover
for near advance and attack, which invari
ably resulted in the hand to hand fighting
mentioned. The foregoing will explain per
haps the apparent difficulty Of depicting
this ba tile upon canvass in a manner tt
bic the comprehension OF the extent o
the line and it's disposition.
| Veterans, officers and soldiers, have in
| variably expressed their belief that if At
lanta could be painted Il panorama Of un
surpassed interest and value would be tn
result. Such I. panorama has been paint
ed In it may be seen great strategy
military dispositions, Typographical
characteristics, and ~ conflict which equal
the memory Of participants, who upo1
visiting the panorama find it possible tt
locate remembered Incidents aud place
and thus bringing back forgotten scene
with q clearness which shows the desirable
ity OF painting a panorama which is reall
grand historical picture. ''Better thai