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end that.his troops had provided very good
works, behind which to receive his attack.

rc.smulsed tle entire lire, ss already
tatc.,, .. an epily hour Eu,i,, " s+;si!!' KS
m d., ;.;.,n t.:r atl lic'!,. ami Il a VS. re-
p,.scd MIN c..se sd i.at loss { be '.r:!r,
A.. Nix. Il TN. :,,s Ia tile. C.n!rd; ;.,vs.
'?:.,. li.cl :l;snr k,rsLaw, IL k.' and Fields.
o.! .AuGy.s IA c,,r,s. si.G breckenridge, OF
iIili's;;,li ;;,c co:'fr"is, Wa hra"y aud 7igor-
on:. and ,,a- eor:iii.e.l f:om half past fJur
oc.uck m,i! hal! past tea. An immense furce
wa. MESSED against this pnrt of the lines, and
it was brought up a. ain and hurled with Ii.
tanic volencr against The Confederate pos
ton. a = rnaey as seven assaults were made
against karsifs@ and u pr ion ef'Ficl>, s d.
vision, each one of which Was repused with
Tremendous slaughter. Tic cavnagawas dread
ful. Tot only at this point, out in front OF
lioko and breckenridge also. Hunton's and,
Cnrse's Lriga,3es, If Pi4 kett's division, were
also enga"c,i. an,l acquitted themselves hand.
s;.mcy. Indced, The Cnn:ederates, if such
! thing wera po:sib c. e.cxccl!el all their previous
! Del ern.ances The enemy broke over the
lines AZ Il salient in Br ckenridgr's front, and.
for few minutes Rad possession of three
gaus and 81 much of the ground as had been
occupied Ivy three companies, but Einegan's
brave FloridianS, attached for the tirEe to
MahoEe's division, and acting as reserves,
rushed forward and swept them out CT the
! works like whirlwiAd. Colquitt's Georgians
performed similar ieat when Clingman's
brigade was pressed back lnumentariiy on
H6lie's front they sent the enemy literally
nyi#g &c: oss the field. Laws, G. T. Ahder-
sIu's and Gregg's bligades Of Fields division
were ca.ea, ergage 'on chat part of tie lines,
and fought with great ardor. Law received
painful but not dangerous wound over the
eye.
But is TOO carly to attempt to 60 into de-
tails, Tae loss of the enemy in front OF ker-
>haw's veteran division is represented on all
hands to exceed any;bng that has occurred
d;ri.r the war. The ground was strown
| with She Federal sl.in in front of Fields,
| u.kc al.I Bracknride also. What the enc
my loss was shall not now undertake TO
say. Oar own ca.nfltiea, On the contrary,
arc 81 small as 70 srpear almost Incredible.
viii only adl, that ia high and sell inform
Il. quarters !; IS e$l, mated That for eyary hun.
drcd uen we lost. the enemy lost more than
Il thousand How can this be explained Z
Was there not ali unseen, but All-powsriul
| Hand in,erposed between Us and Our enemies,
- turn ;tSluc ti.SlI iuiSsiiSS VI urhtu aEu Sh'S
TX rom harm
The batti,: rage, unnl half past ten o'clock,
waen the en- rsy, having heen repulsed at all
points retire; :ru.n !hc terrible contict, stun
..e,!, bleeding at every pore; and mangled in
every limb Gen. Lee, determined to adhers
TO his wise defensive policy, and preserve HE
army for future wants did not pursue. There
i.ns been constant shalling and skirmlshing
since, and some Of The enemy's PARROTS arc
passing uncomfortably near while l write.
There arc some indications that last des
psrate assaultwill bBettcmpted this evening,
probably after dark
We Lad the advantage Of the ground, both
for our Infantry and artillery; 50 much, in
deco. that the Fctcrals could bring but few
of their batteries into play. But We had an
other advantage: ne stood upon the ground
where the immortal jackson made his first
grca flank movement against the enemy. 1t
Vas si1o old battlefield of Cold Ilerbor and
Gaines Mill, ground already conFecrsted by
the blood Of brave men fighting for life, lib
crty and peace. Catching the inspiration Of
the sacred scenes, and emulating tie patrio-
tic zeal Of the departed hero, the conrucrors
of ls62, the veterans now flsG4, the Con-
federates went into tic fight with no other
thought but that CT victory.
Bat few prisoners were taken or lost, and
:; no guns. -'---.--:
should have stated above thut Generals
Kirkland ard Lane We're wounded-not dan
gerousiy y--and ~: Gensral Finegan received
. sligtL hurt in tho Land. =. W. a.