Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1928, Page 94

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—JANUARY 8. 1928. History Through the Camera’s Eye More photographs from a remarkable col- lection taken around the National Capi- tal in Civil War days, i ing i i i . " 9 1 Guarding the National Capital. A scene in one of the score of forts around ern %?:;?n::oco:;;::gt:;gl:\n !:le‘ r:::ll; dtg;sol:’:;'eos::h TP Washington. This one was located in the present Tenleytown section. A gun squad at drill : on the deck of a moni- This old ship started her g tor on the Potomac career as a schooner, but end- i River. It's a far cry ed up as a converted gunboat Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside from this old muzzle of the Union Navy. She is rid- in camp in northern Virginia. loader to the 16-inch ing at anchor in the Potomac. guns of today. The White House in 1861. The shrubbery and other landscape improvements have totally changed the aspect of the southern view. Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan (at right of stump) with his staff in northern Virginia. The group includes Gen. Martin McMahon, Gen. Rob- ert Morrell, Gen. Nelson B. Sweitzer, Col. A. V. Collins and Prince de Jounville and Count de Paris, both holding the rank of captain. 'dua,'wc:]. ,(::::: :Q:’:»::d Bt e s Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, one of the most pic- In front of the provost marshal's office at Alexan- : turesque figures of the Unjon Army. dria.