Photograph shows soldiers and civilians at pontoon bridge on the James River Virginia with sailing ships in the background during Grants Wilderness Campaign May-June 1864.

Grant pontoon bridge james river. Engineers then dismantled the bridge. Pontoon bridge across the James Men sitting and standing in foreground ships at anchor in river. The current was strong and rose or fell four feet with the tide.

450 Union engineers began construction of the bridge across 101 heavy pontoon boats anchored by 3 large schooners in mid river. Union engineers labored all night to construct a 2100-foot pontoon bridge over the river at nearby Weyanoke. The monumental work remained in place until 18 June when it was dismantled by the 15th New York Engineers.

H Wilcoxs Landing Site of main Union army James River crossing this one via boat. The second part examines the demographics of this unit based on an. The James River pontoon bridge was the longest ever built by US.

Grant then crossed his army over the James during the next two days with Lee still unsure as to his intentions in one of the most daring and successful maneuvers of the War. Smith would cooperate with the II Army Corps which would cross the James farther downstream. On the morning of June 14 Grants engineers began to span the majestic James with a pontoon bridge measuring 2100 feet in length and 13 feet in width making it.

For three days parts of two corps as well as supply ammunition and ambulance wagons crossed the bridge in a column 50 miles long. Stereograph showing a pontoon bridge across the James River near Jones Landing Virginia. Army engineers to that point and would remain so until World War II.

A group of men have moved the pontoon boats holding up the bridge out of the way to create an opening which will allow steamers to pass through LC 02062. Multiple Trails sites H Long Bridge Union troops crossed Chickahominy River here after disengaging at Cold Harbor. H Trevilian Station Cavalry fought here June 11-12 1864 as Grant began infantry move.