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English: Recovered from oblivion only after a long and patient search, this is believed to be the last Confederate war photograph taken. On May 26, 1865, General E. Kirby Smith surrendered the troops in the Trans-Mississippi Department. Paroled by that capitulation these officers gathered in Shreveport, Louisiana, early in June to commemorate by means of the camera their long connection with the war. The oldest of them was but 40. The clothes in which they fought were worn to tatters, but each has donned the dress coat of an unused uniform carefully saved in some chest in the belief that it was to identify him with a victorious cause and not as here with a lost one. The names of those standing, from left to right, are: David French Boyd, Major of Engineers; D. C. Proctor, First Louisiana Engineers; unidentified; and William Freret. The names of those seated are: Richard M. Venable; H. T. Douglas, Colonel of Engineers; and Octave Hopkins, First Louisiana Engineers.

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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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he Warof 1861 5 must be compiled for the purposes of Governmentadministration, as well as in the interest of history, and thiswork was jjrojected near the close of the first administrationof President Lincoln. It has continued during the tenure ofsucceetling Presidents, vmder the direction of the Secretariesof War, from Edwin M. Stanton, under whom it began, toSecretary Llihu Root, under whose direction it was completed.Colonel Robert N. Scott, U.S.A., who was placed in charge ofthe work in 1874, prepared a methodical arrangement of thematter which was continued throughout. Officers of the IgnitedStates army were detailed, and former officers of the Confed-erate army were also employed in the work. The chief civilianexpert who continued with the work from its inception was ^Ir.Joseph \V. Kirkley. The total number of volumes is 70; thetotal number of books, 128, many of the volumes containingseveral sei^arate parts. The total cost of publication was $2,- 858.514.67. MOM I .Jk^^^^^st VV
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Copyright by Revietc of Reviews Co. THE LAST TO LAY DOWN ARMS Recovered from oblivion only after a long and patient search, this is believed to be the last Confederatewar photograph taken. On May 26, 186,5, General E. Kirby Smith surrendered the troops in the Trans-Mississippi Department. Paroled by that capitulation these officers gathered in Shreveport, Louisiana, earlyin June to commemorate by means of the camera their long connection with the war. The oldest of themwas but 40. The clothes in which they fought were worn to tatters, but each has donned the dress coatof an unused uniform carefully saved in some chest in the belief that it was to identify him with a victoriouscause and not as here with a lost one. The names of those standing, from left to right, are: David FrenchBoyd, Major of Engineers; D. C. Proctor, First Louisiana Engineers; unidentified; and William Freret. Thenames of those seated are: Richard M. Venable; H. T. Douglas, Colonel of Engineers; and Octave Hopkins,F

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