The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-20

AA''o' ouOu WAS tue position In which
Lee had forced Mcclellan.
General Toombs opened the battle
on the 18th by attacking the enemy's
left. The Seventh aud Eighth Geor.
gia were in the front and thew can.
tuFed the first line of the enemy 3
works. Colonel Lamar. of the Eighth,
was wounded and captured. jackson
end Stuart marched forward between
the two rivers and out off Mcclellan 8
transports and destroyed the telegraph
wires. When the day closed the Con.
federates had high hopes of eithe
capturing or destroying Mcclellan 8
entire army.
The battle Of Savage Station oc.
Cured on Sunday, June 90. The
enemy was in force 6 miles from Rich
mond on Saturday night on the York
Rlver road. % Sunday the works
we're deserted. The Confederates
started in pursuit and at / o'clock a
battle was fought on the Nine. mile
road and again at Savage Station on
the York River railroad. The battle
was fought by General McLaws' divi-
sion, consisting of Generals Ker-
shaWs and Semmes' brigades, sup
ported by General Grifith's brigade.
General Griffith was killed by frag.
ment OF shell.
The enemy was repulsed, but Mo-
Clellan escaped the trap that had been
set for him. There had been failure
to flank him at the right time.
On Monday, June 80, the pursuit
vas actively resumed. D. H. Hill,
Whiting and Ewell, uuuer jackson :,
crossed the Chickahomiuy River by
the Grapevine bridge and pursued th g
enemy by the williamsburg road,
Longstreet, A. P. Hill, Huger and
Mcdruder were in pursuit on th Q
Charles City road. Mcclellan had
crossed the river and burned the
bridges behind him at White Oak
swamp. MoClellau's guns were in
position on hill on the other side Of
the river in immense numbers. o.
ID. Hills artillery WAS ordered for.
ward. A terrific cannon fight follow.
ed 8 miles northeast of Darbytown.
The scene Of the battle was q plain
OF sedge pines. Hill had reorossed
the river and the enemy feil back be.
fore him, leaving the field strewn with
dead and dying. The battle lasted
until far into the night and at last
Hill decided TO withdraw. This was
taken as retreat by the enemy and
McOlellsu's forces gave 0 yell and
began to charge. Hill threw Wiloox's
brigade to the front and the Confsd.
crates, with "rebel yell,'' checked
the onslaught and the battle came to
On end at $50 o'clock ct night. #25
J President Davis was at the scenet
battle that day and. was stationed 10 q j,
dwelling house. General Lee sent
him word 70 leave Immediately, aid
no sooner had President Davis done
so than the enemy riddled the house
with grape and canister.
Next morning Mcclellan was at
Malvern Hill. r sY }:5'E ~. ~ ,=55
Mcclellan had escaped from the
triangle Of the'three roads in which il
was hoped he would be captured, He
had retreated to Malvern Hill, near
the James River, and there strongly.
fortified himself. This was is miles
from Richmond. There, on July i,
the Confederates advanced upon him.
General MoGruder, whose division
embraced the brigades Of Howell, !.
Cobb, Toombs, Wright and. Armisteaa
was,in che front. The Confederate.
artillerywas in position on surround !,
ing hills aud kspt::up q steady Gre.;
The Confederates were driven back
under the gallant 90 Of Che enen "a
guns, but LetoheF's artillery held its
position. Jackson assailed the en- amy
with great energy on the right sof
tssir position and soon drove them
from the Geld. The loss Oh both sides
waa heavy and the battle was swslaged
until darkness came. II was the most
terrible Of tho six days batiles. The
battle field and the region round about
seemed as If the lightning of heaven.
had acathed and blasted IL. y. .ss IS
Ga Wednesdsy, July 3 J, Mot ellan
had reaObed tGe much coveted posiis
tion inS tha neighborhood of5 Berkeley
and Weatover, ION the James RIssir,S
where shsrs we're .atrong natural de-
fensoa. The j James River was ,uss IL soon
oevsrea with the tranaporta ana gum
boats d The Fai erals, and Mcclellan
was securs ii his new base Of opsr-
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