Friends and even relatives who had been enlisted on opposite sides in the
great Civil War met each other during its vicissitudes upon the
battle-field. Here, caught by the camera, is one of the many instances. On
the left sits Lieutenant J. B. Washington, C. S. A., who was an aide to
General Johnston at Fair Oaks. Beside him sits Lieutenant George A.
Custer, of the Fifth U. S. Cavalry, aide on McClellan's staff, later
famous cavalry general and Indian fighter. Both men were West Point
graduates and had attended the military academy together. On the morning
of May 31, 1862, at Fair Oaks, Lieutenant Washington was captured by some
of General Casey's pickets. Later in the day his former classmate ran
across him and a dramatic meeting was thus recorded by the camera.
[Illustration: PROFESSOR LOWE IN HIS BALLOON AT A CRITICAL MOMENT