The National tribune., 1907-10-17
OF the 10th Ala. captured.

fiercely attacked that he had to bring
up all his reserves and the lst Mass.
and Goth Pa. distinguished themselves
by bayonet charge, which drove their
enemies before them. SesigNiek seas also
fighting hard, and Franklin ssept back
to him two brigades which he found
that he could, do witholIt and these,
coming up fresh, rushed into that part
of the line which had been occupied by
Seymour's Brigade, and hurled 1rs1e enc
my back. The tide of fight had rolled
down upon Kearny's Division, Where the
New Jersey men fought with the steady.
deadly determination thatsKeara1y knew
so well how to infuse int6nth0se under
him BY o'clock the fight Began TO
wane most markedly, as, jackson and
Hill felt that the spirit ofntheff' troops
was being exhausted by hours of su
preme effort. Lee and JdffersdrI Davis,
who, as at Mechanicsvillera and -9ainess .
Mill were Immediately behinikl Long
street and Hill, saw that the s1ttempt
had failed, and that Confederate yalor
could do no more. They lost great
opportunity, for which undoubtedly JEFF
ferson Davis was responsible, when they
sent Jackson with half the army up n
blind alley to attack at White Oak
Bridge. They had sacrificed men by
thousands, with a complete victory to
the Union troops. who were now able to
continue unmolested their retirement to
Malvern Hill.
While the fight was going on at Glen
dale, Henry A. Wise moved toward Nal
vern Hill, but was easily checked and
thrown back by Warren's Brigade. Wise
posted some batteries on an elevation.
and for the moment threw one of the
trains into confusion, and this attracted
the attention of the few gunboats which
had come up to Haxalfs Landing,
among them being the Gaiena. Commo-
1nra nIy nj np
fight by throwing few 100-pound
shells over toward Wise. which cut
down trees, tore up earth and generally
operated to the CONSERVATION of Wises
| men, taking out of their hearts what
| little spirit for a fight remained. Tnc
sound of the heavy guns brought cheer
to the struggling Union troops far 10
! the right.
McCaIrs Division.
There was much criticism about this
| time of the conduct of Mctalrs Divi-
| sion, and Hooker and other Generals
made wholly unwarranted structures
upon it. Gen. F'itZ-John Porter said in
an article in Battles and Leaders,
with reference to McCall's Division:
This division had reached me at New
| Market Crossroads at midnight of the
29th, greatly in need of rest. This fact,
and the necessity that a reliable force
should hold that point until the whole
army had crossed the White Oak Swamp
and the trains had passed to the rear,
compelled the assignment of Mccall to
the performance of that duty. During
the afternoon of the Goth he was at
tackled by large forces of the enemy.
which he several times repulscd, but
| he failed to enjoy the advantages of his
success thru the recklessness and ire
pressible impetuosity of his men or the
| lforgetfulness of the orders by infantry
| SubOrdinateS. They We're strictly eau
| toned, unless unusual fortune favored
| them, not to pass thru a battery for the
purpose of pursuing repulsed enemy,
and under no circumstances to return
in face of one, so as to check its fire.
fns the excitement of presumed success
| 1t repulsing a heavy attack d brigade
pushed after rapidly fleeing foe, ana
was impulsively Joined by its neighbors,
| who wished not to be eXcelled in dash
| or were perhaps encouraged by injudi-
| cious orders. Passing thru their own
| batteries as they advanced, they lost
the benefit of their fire. as they did also
when returning after being repulsed and
| pursued by the enemy'S reserves. Dis
| regard of these principles at this time
| caused heavy losses of men, and led to
| the decentralization at Il critical moment
| If one good volunteer battery and the
capture, thru no fault of its command
| er of one of the best batteries of the
Regular Army. This battery was COM
manded by Lieut.. A. M. Randoi, a brave
and accomplished artillery officer of the
| Regular Army. This division had 9TH
erwise suffered heavily. At Gaines's Mil
it had lost, by capture. one of the ablest
Generals, John +. Reynolds. with other
| gallant and efficient officers and men,
captured, killed and wounded. Its mis-
fortunes eliminated in the capture at
| New Market Crossroads of Mccall the
wounding of Gen. George G. Meade, his
able assistant, and the loss of many ex-
| cellent subordinates Fortunately the
| brave and experienced soldier. Gen.
| :eymour, with his worthy officers. es-
capped to lead the survivors of the divi-
sion to our camp, where they Were vel
coined by their sympathizing comrades ;
A Decided Union Victory.
| In addition to the substantial success
in preventing any further molestation to
the movements of the army and its
trains, the battle of Glendale, which
was remarkably fierce in all its aspects.
was victory With forces at all points
inferior the Union troops had beaten
off their assailants, capturing many
prisoners and trophies to offset those
which the enemy had taken from them.
On the other hand, the Confederates