Soldiers grouped about a gun in position, and sleeping under a shelter.

A scene in winter camp. Two soldiers are sitting in front of their quarters, which are built with logs plastered with clay, and covered with canvas. The soldier sitting on the drum is playing the old tune on an improvised fiddle made from a cigar box, while the younger sits against the mud chimney, which is crowned with a ploughshare to keep the smoke from blowing into the tent.

A scene in winter camp. Two soldiers are sitting in front of their quarters, which are built with logs plastered with clay, and covered with canvas. The soldier sitting on the drum is playing the old tune on an improvised fiddle made from a cigar box, while the younger sits against the mud chimney, which is crowned with a ploughshare to keep the smoke from blowing into the tent.

A scene at the cavalry outpost. In the foreground, a negro, "leading an old horse," is seen hesitatingly imparting to anxious officers what little information he possesses of the enemy's movements. Cavalrymen and their horses are grouped about the house in the middle ground, and in the distance a vidette is sitting on his horse, watching the road through the woods in anticipation of the approach of the enemy.

A scene at the cavalry outpost. In the foreground, a negro, "leading an old horse," is seen hesitatingly imparting to anxious officers what little information he possesses of the enemy's movements. Cavalrymen and their horses are grouped about the house in the middle ground, and in the distance a vidette is sitting on his horse, watching the road through the woods in anticipation of the approach of the enemy.

A scene at the cavalry outpost. In the foreground, a negro, "leading an old horse," is seen hesitatingly imparting to anxious officers what little information he possesses of the enemy's movements. Cavalrymen and their horses are grouped about the house in the middle ground, and in the distance a vidette is sitting on his horse, watching the road through the woods in anticipation of the approach of the enemy.

An Old Saw Mill.

A scene behind the breastworks during a lull in the battle. The troops defending this position of the line are sleeping under their shelter-tents or lounging under the shade of the tree and house. In a tree, beyond the house, a lookout is posted to give warning of the advance of the enemy.

A scene behind the breastworks during a lull in the battle. The troops defending this position of the line are sleeping under their shelter-tents or lounging under the shade of the tree and house. In a tree, beyond the house, a lookout is posted to give warning of the advance of the enemy.

On picket at the river bank