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372 HARPER'S WEEKLY. [JUNE 11, 1864. BELLE PLAIN, VIRGINIA—GENERAL GRANT'S LATE BASE OF SUPPLIES.BELLE PLAIN, VIRGINIA.BELLE PLAIN, Virginia, the recent base of supplies for General GRANT'S army, is simply a rude landing on Potomac Creek, constructed for the present emergency, right at the foot of a range of wooded hills, along which sharp, precipitous roads wind away toward Fredericksburg, nine miles distant. There are no houses of any sort within a mile of the landing, and the appearance of the surrounding country is desolate in the extreme. The offing, which is embraced in our sketch, was constantly crowded with transports and naval vessels, receiving and unloading stores and troops; and the scene from the heights on a clear day was almost as full of life and animation as New York Harbor. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC-GENERAL WARREN RALLYING THE MARYLANDERS.—FROM A SKETCH BY A. R. WAUD.- [SEE FIRST PAGE. ] |
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