The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-28

! OF his nreades. wearied and reduced
/ by their long ana ardpuous conflict.
THE line being now complete. q
/ general advance from right 10 left
was ordered. ON the wight the troops
moved forward with steaolness. un
checked oy the terrible fre from me
triple line OF iufranty on the hHi
and The cannon ON both sides o. the
/ river, which they burst upon them as
/ they emerged upon the plain TIE
/ dead and wounded marked the way OF
/ their intrepid advance. the brave
/ Texans leading closely followed b.
their 10 less isring comrades
! The enemy We're driven from the
I ravine to the first line % hresstHorAs
over which our impetuous coIunn
Z dashed. up 10 the iutrenchments on
the crest These ware quickIs storm
+ cd fourteen p Gees OF ARTILLERY cap
! turcd and the enemy driven into tie
( neid beyond Fresh troops CAM 90 his
support and he endeavored rcpcate.l~
J TO rally but ia vain Ho was forced
back with great slaughter until he
reached the woods on the banks Of
/ the CA!cka homlry. and night put OK
end to the pursuit Ions lines 81 deaf
and wounded marked each stand made
I b. the nemy in MS stubborn re-
sistance. and the field over which ne
retreated was strewu with the slain.
( ON the eft the attack was 70 less
/ vigorous ana successful ID II HIN
charged across the open ground In
nus front one OF his regiments having
hrst oraNely carried a battery whose
ire oniiladed HIS advance Gallantly
supported by the troops on his rigi1;
[ who pressed forward with unfalteI.-
| ing resolution he reached the crest
/ ~ the ridge. and after q saneuinsr,-
struggle broke tine enemys line car-
/ tured several OF ais batteries. ana
drove MIN in confusion TOWARD tie
Chickahominy, until darkness rena->r-
/ Cd farther pursuit Impossible
{ cur troops remained Ia undlsrurb-
/ 90 possession or the held. covered with
the Federal dead and wounded. and
i their broken forces fled 10 tho ri.er
ana wandered through the woods"
I Ibid 3. 1879
y. H. Hnis division. I'm its advance
toward Cold Harhor. hy the clrcultous
route by Bethasda Chuech got in ad
vance Of Jacksons forces Tho .osd
/ hy which jacksons forces marched
though shorter than that followed by
J HIS division. was ohsiructed and
} his forces were compelled TO turn OF
ana follow II filrs troops
as the roll Of musketry and the
roar % artillery on the Confederate
right indicated that the battle ba1
been opened on that part OF the line.
/ General Jackson not beins fan,nisr
Win me grornd hesitated to haEi-
an assault fearing from -hs ~.
speotive positions OF tho Confederate
and Federal forces engaged tina; II NJ
pressed forward. his troops would be
mistaken for the enemy and fred INTO
ne hoped also that LonSstreet aud
\. 7. Hin would soon drive the Fed
erals toward him But t soon f,e,om-
ing apparent from the direction and
sound OF tic nring that a. ? hin
was hard pressed. no ordered = gen
erai advance ~ his entire CORPS. com
mencins with y = Hill. on MS LEFT.
ard extending to his right through
Lwelis. Jaoksons and Writings di
visions. Ub:d o. $3.50
General d II Hill. in an article
written On this movement In 1855. sad.
our engineers seen TO have mud little
Knownledee OF the country The
maps furnished the division command
ofs were worthless" This condition
was applicable TO the Confederate
forces throughout the entire move
ment They mad 20 feel their way on
every advance and develop the. Federal
position whenever found
Genera r j. Porter cor anna ndinr
inc Federal troops at Gaint.ss MIL.
ON June =. In an article written TWEEN
'N-seven Years after it was fought
said Tho forces arravea .lsai,,e. 49,.
ana especially those when mad thus
lar oeen launched upon my command
were inc chosen OF southern manhood
from Maryland to Texas so Drawer
| or spirited body OF men vras TO be
found among the Confedera;ns or ans.
, VINO mors strongly believel in thelr
oNn !hNncioHity Their sfmerei oiii
Gers from inc chief down. hsid been ST.
iected for earnest devotion to their
cause ana wcli-carned repe,atioa for
NY argent ana energetic pa s-formances
OF duty i'm other fields
IN ms rcport General 81 ick=on said
"i u IL INNS division "fJpon reach
ins and passing cola Hs,fhor. about
i"ll a milo his divisioD was o..uen
upon by heavy nre from posi-
'@h on mis- right ana I'D SO FROM mis-
iarland's brigade was Tile leading
brigade of the division ara sopdtir,ni.7
Cen Davis battery. ATTACHED 10 H..
was the leading hattctv When the
Federal position was rprsoache0 sur
! leiontiy near tho intlnlf, was 0ulot-
y placed 40 oonccalmlnt fn The woods
ana below slight elevation Bon
dNr@nts battery was h,irried L. tho
crest OF the elevation anS, ordered INTO
'Nt.'i.' 80 appearance
Il the leading piece. or the crest OF
The slight cleration wa. a aienaI Tor
me Federols to open every pieca Of
artillery. and every mNsket. within
RANGE ~ that point. on the battery
-Four sections, eieht ,:ieces Of Bat
teries l. ana NJ. Third United States
/ Artillery, commanded ~ Captain John
Edwards Battery l. Fifth United
states Artillery. six pieces command
cd by Captain Stephen II Weed
fourteen pieces, were in position and
all opened simultaneously on Bordur-
ants battery. This did not satisfy the
demands of the Federala and the con
test was made still moro one-sided by
the entrance into it of Battery A. Sec
ord United States Artillery. command
"a by Captain John c. TidbaIl Thus
'ondurant's single battery. of infer
Tor. Confederate artillery. manned by