"Phil Sheridan's Ride To The Front, October 19, 1864," Harper's Weekly, November 5, 1864, artist's impression

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Phil Sheridan's Ride To The Front
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Harper's Weekly Magazine, November 5, 1864, p. 705.

"Union Refugees Coming Into The Federal Lines," Harper's Weekly, November 5, 1864, artist's impression, further detail

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Union Refugees Coming Into The Federal Lines
Source citation
Harper's Weekly Magazine, November 5, 1864, p. 708.
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Cropped from the full image, also available here. 

"Union Refugees Coming Into The Federal Lines," Harper's Weekly, November 5, 1864, artist's impression, detail

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 8, 2014.
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No
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Yes
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Union Refugees Coming Into The Federal Lines
Source citation
Harper's Weekly Magazine, November 5, 1864, p. 708.
Source note
Cropped from the full image, also available here. 

"Union Refugees Coming Into The Federal Lines," Harper's Weekly, November 5, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 8, 2014.
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No
Permission to use?
Yes
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Union Refugees Coming Into The Federal Lines
Source citation
Harper's Weekly Magazine, November 5, 1864, p. 708.

"Impetuous Charge of the First Colored Rebel Regiment," November 5, 1864, political cartoon

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IMPETUOUS CHARGE OF THE FIRST COLORED REBEL REGIMENT [By Our Prophetic Artist. "The time has come for us to put into the army every able-bodied negro man as a soldier. We have learned from dear-bought experience that negroes can be taught to fight. I would free all able to bear arms, and put them in the fight at once. They will make much better soldiers with us than against us, and swell now the depleted ranks of our armies." - HENRY W. ALLEN (Rebel Governor of Louisiana) to JAMES W. SEDDON (Rebel Secretary of War), September 26, 1864. "The Consription of Negroes should be accompanied with freedom and privilege of remaining in the State. When it is once understood that freedom and a home in the South are the privileges offered by the Confederate Authorities, not only will desertion from our ranks be infrequent, but the drafted negroes of the Yankee Armies will exchange services. Nor should this important subject be prejudiced with questions about putting negroes on an equality with our friends, brothers, and fathers." - Richmond Enquirer, October 18.
Source citation
Harper's Weekly Magazine, November 5, 1864, p. 720.

In Virginia, Confederate attempts to relieve pressure on Petersburg are defeated on the Darbytown and New Market Roads

After setbacks in the Confederate defense of Petersburg at Chaffin's Farm and Peeble's Farm, Confederate General Robert E. Lee sought to win back ground with a sizeable counter-attack along the Darbytown and New Market Roads in Henrico County. The effort, under Generals Field and Hoke, had an initial success, driving Union cavalry from their positions, but reinforcements arrived and Confederate attempts to follow up were soundly defeated. (By John Osborne) 
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Michigan Colonel Norval E. Welch leads his men at the Battle of Peeble's Farm, leaping the enemy parapet

Colonel Norval E. Welch commanded the Sixteenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Little Round Top the year before and was again in the thick of the fighting at the Battle of Peeble's Farm.  The 29-year old from Ann Arbor, leading his regiment in a direct attack on an entrenched Confederate position, reportedly leaped sword in hand over the enemy parapet, before being shot down moments later, hit in the head with two musket balls. The attack succeeded. (By John Osborne)    
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In fighting around Peeble's Farm, Union forces further tighten to ring around the key town of Petersburg

To tighten the ring around Petersburg, Union forces launched a twin attack on either side of the Confederate defensive line.  The assault on Peebles Farm near Poplar Springs Church under General Gouverneur Warren, with support from General George Meade, at the west end of the line was designed to assist the attack in the east on Chaffin's Farm the previous day. Both attacks extended the Union lines around the key Confederate town.  (By John Osborne)   
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In Virginia, three soldiers from the same regiment win the Medal of Honor in the attack on New Market Heights

Taking part in the Union attacks in Virginia around Chaffin's Farm outside Petersburg. the Sixth United States Colored Infantry Regiment were detailed to attack the CSA-held New Market Heights.  When the assault faltered, three men, white adjutant Lieutenant Nathan H. Edgerton, and two African-American sergeant- majors, Alexander Kelly and Thomas R. Hawkins raised the unit's fallen colors and rallied the effort to success.  All three men received the Medal of Honor. In all, fourteen black soldiers in the battle that day won that highest award. (By John Osborne) 
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In Virginia, Union attacks at Chaffin's Farm tighten the ring around Petersburg

Tightening pressure on Petersburg, Grant's Union forces launched a dual attack on Confederate strong-points anchoring defense of the town and its communications.  Around Chaffin's Farm, attacks under Generals Ord and Birney took the New Market Heights and Fort Harrison in very heavy fighting and Confederate counter-attacks the following day were beaten away. Each side lost around five hundred men killed in the action. (By John Osborne)
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