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front OF tho angle. Tho attack was not
successful and the division was with-

front ofRtiio nngle. The attack was not
successful and the division was With
! drawn,
General Frank wheaton, of Wrights
6 Corps, says. Remained In the camp un.
I I'll N1ay817 1854. when at $3.50 r. M.,- the
brtgade moved With the rest of the dle
vision to- the extreme right of the army
Z opposite the angle. mentioned May I'm
, ana the scene of the obstinate ghtine
/ OF that day, ard formed ut $3.50 a. N.
May 18th on the right of the Second
\ Corps. AtI4:sO a, M. Ii, conjunction with
u the Second Corps on tliclieft, we moved
forward to assault the ene1ny's position,
y n t,qrter Of mile beyond his works
y vacated tho lath The advance was con-
Z ia ,Ilcd III good order notwitfstandins
IN tbs vicinity of the enciny's old line or
1 pits, until we arrived within 300 yards
q iof theirktlew position, when they sudden-
II w opened with canister and musketry.
5Lhef brigade limo extended from left to
right In the following order. One h,,il-
dred and second Pennsylvania volunteers,
Ninety-third Pennsylvania volunteers,
II Ninety alghth Pennsylvania volunteers.
Sixty second New York volunteers and
4 one hundred and thirty-ninth Pensyl-
Yania volunteers. Tho other brigadcs Of
the division wero In successive lines In
the rear, The fire Of tho ehefny was
mainly directed to tho One hundred and
second and tNinety-third Pennsylvania vol
unteers, Eas@they were exposed through a
rye opening In the woods. At this point
i also the line was at right angles with an
interior line OF works, which had been,
/ vacated blythe enemy and was untcnabfe
to us. Tho travcrses and abatis In roar;
ana front Of these works and the severe
artillery fro which enfaded them rcn-.
dered It Impossible to keep the limo con-
nected and IS the Nlnety-thrd Pennsyl-
Vania volunteers was moved by flank In
rear OF the Ninety eighth Pennsylvania
volunteers AS the Second Corps had
been checked In It's advance and its right
had fallen back, leaving my flank OK
posed, and nothing as yet had formed on
my right deemed 1t unsafe to advance
'farthe and fthe brigade was halted where
tho above separation occurred, the One
hundred and second Pennsylvania; voltn-5
teers on the left and the balance OF tho
brigade son the right under cover OF tho
woods. he enemy continued to shell
boto positions for an hour, tho brigade
and theH'1ines in support losing many
men and officers therefrom. AT s o'clock
the brigadeio f Colonel Smith. Of the Third
DIVISION formed on tho right !. At Q
ocloc k the staff officer of the division
commanders came for the first time TO
learn tho situation of affairs. to whom I
Il
farther advance a. short time after ]
received orders direct from tho corps
comtnnnderl to withdraw, which was done
successfully under cover Of the woods.
General LA. Grant, Of Wright's Corps,
says: At daylight on the morning OF the
18th. both corps charged the enemy,s
position. This brigade was formed In
two lines battcl the old regiments in
front and the Eleventh Regiment constt-
tuting the second line Three brigadcs
each formed lin one line OF battle. wero
In our front An advance OF about half
a mile was made under heavy artillery
fire. This brigade constituting tho fourth
and nth Ines came up on the first line
IN the advance and halted. ] No farther
advance was made and the troops ii our
front retired. After holding the front
line for some time the whole command
was ordered Ito retire, which was done in |
good order Our loss, thought not so
heavy as IN, other engagements was con-
sl d 'l1 bic. principally from artillery,
Z General D.SD. Bidwell, Of Getty's dlvi-
sion.3 Wright's Corps, says: On the even |!
Ing Of & the 18th MAY. 1854, we moved 4
to the ition In front OF the anglo,
where q on Y the morning OF tho 18th. tho |
divfsions3fwas formed in four lines OF n |
brigade each We were in tho third I
line and ~ getting light the advance.
was mades without waiting for the Third
Division to complete their! format ton. Upon
advancing the! Second Corps gave ways
on our left. and the two frontslines o.
iiqulng to thefleft, brought us In tho front
line and the Third Division ia Jng TO nd II
vance exposed Jus to- an artillery fire. |
which took US lin reverse on the FLANK
and;%1n front. The line on our lott halt
ms. our line was halted where we re-
NAMED until withdrawn by orders In
this engagement our loss was heavy and
most from artillery.t.Ssi ssa III lEga4
isAt'eneral A. p. Burnside says: on the
morning Of tho 18th (NIay, 1864 a gem
eral attack was mado on the enemy's |
line, and after two or three charges
BY the divisions of Generals Crittendcn5
and Potter. which resulted in considers
able loss, It was concluded thatit could
not be carried by assault. Some ground,
however, was gained which commanded
parts of their line. This attack was
we'll supported by the artillery. partic,l.
larry by the batteries OF General VIII
cox's division ;5{5
General J. II. Ledlie, OF Furnishes
corps, says: On the 18th Of May, 1864.
feel tho enemy's position. I pushed for
ward my brigade. composed OF the
Fourth and Tenth United States In
fantry. Thirty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, Fifty
seventh and Fifty-ninth Massachusetts,
Volunteers, which moved up In admir-
able STYLE and reached the abatlS IN I
front OF them. and it being impossible
to penetrate this, I ordered the brigade
to fall back. and did so. receiving a ter
rlble fire from the enemy Tho officers
and men behaved with great gallantry,
and deserve much credit.
General R. b. Potter, Of Burnside's
Corps. says: Tho usual skirmishing and
artillery firing continued till tho morn
ing OF the 18th May 1860, when we
wit VfSrnr al al
tho line. made three charges on his
works and met with considerable loss.
We did not succeed in carrying his
works. but gained some important
ground, rendering parts OF his line un-
tenabe
General w II. Pcndleton. General
Lees chief OF artillery, says: May -.
1864, Major CutshaW was assigned to
the command OF Hardaway's battalion,
and Major PaRn nut in command Of tho