General Grants Council of War, Massaponax Church, Virginia
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This small, candid photograph\u2014likely a half-stereo view\u2014offers an illuminating \u201csnapshot\u201d of a typical late war meeting of Union generals, a \u201cCouncil of War,\u201d in a field near Massaponax, Virginia. The chaotic study is one of the most daring made by any Union photographer. To compose it, Timothy H. O\u2019Sullivan transported his equipment to an upper window in the gallery of a Baptist church that offered a useful elevated perspective from which to view the scene. Ulysses S. Grant\u2019s soldiers have removed the church pews and placed them under the trees; staff officers gather around to discuss the situation. Evidence suggests that it had been a disastrous day for the Union troops, as the losses were heavy and no strategic advantage had been gained. In the background are rows of horse-drawn baggage wagons and ambulances transporting supplies for the next day\u2019s engagement and the wounded to field hospitals. In the foreground General Grant bends over a pew and looks over his shoulder at a large map held in the lap of General George Meade, head of the Army of the Potomac.Free picture General Grants Council of War, Massaponax Church, Virginia integrated with the OffiDocs web apps
