Chooeubhaokhaossian the Great's Temple of History

French troops waiting to launch an assault near Soissons, France, during World War 1. The smoke from an artillery bombardment of Saint-Mard is visible in the far distance. Animated stereoview.

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American soldiers of the 108th Field Artillery Regiment firing poison gas shells at German positions during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918.

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The USS New Ironsides (far right) and other Union ironclads firing at Confederate-held Fort Sumter or Fort Moultrie from just off Morris Island as spectators on the beach in the foreground watch, 1863. One of the first combat photographs ever taken.

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Confederate soldiers pose on the parade ground of Fort Sumter on the day after its surrender by Union forces, 1861.

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