Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-27

control OF White House as n base. de
pended upon the control OF the cross
roads at Old Cold Harbor. seven miles
east OF Richmond and halfway from
that city to the Pamunlsey river. All
the roads from the Pamunkey. includ
ing that from White House mt Han
overtown. connect at Cold Harbor
with Richmond by roads across the
Chickahominy at Mechanicsville and
over several bridges lower down tie
stream.
on the 31st Sheridan's cavalry went
out in force down the Pamunkey and
far out on the Federal left toward the
Chickahom.ny. FitZhugh Lees cavalry
were found in force at Cold Harbor.
but the road down the Pamunkey to-
ward White House was clear and
Smiths column was advancing. The
force at Cold Harbor appeared TO be
menacing the Federal army-namely.
TO advance along the White House road
to cut OF Smith.
Torbert's division attacked the cav
airy which held the fort and. pressing
il back some distance beyond Cold
Harbor. came upon the Confederate
infantry trenches across the Mechan-
icsville and Richmond road. The near
est Federal infantry in position at this
time was Warren's Fifth corps, which
lay north and south about three miles
above Cold Harbor and across another
Richmond road running from the Pa
munkey 10 Richmond, parallel with the
Mechanicsville road. In front OF War
rem was Ewell's corps, intrenched.
Sheridan Captures Cold Harbor.
On meeting the infantry beyond Cold
Harbor Sheridan sent word to head
quarters and also directed Torbert to
withdraw his line beyond Cold Harbor.
but before the order could be carried |
out word came to Sheridan to hold |
Cold HarbOr ut all hazards. and at the |
same time the Sixth corps. under |
Wright. was ordered from its position I
on the Federal flank above Hanover.
town 10 Cold Harbor.
Although it was not known at Grants
headquarters at this time. Anderson's
corps was now strung along between
Cold Harbor and Richmond, with one
division. Kershaw's, directly in front
Of the key point. Sheridan, however.
placed his men (dismOuntedD in trench
es, sent ont skirmishers and passed the
night Of the 31st waiting the arrival of
the Sixth corps.
A long slSirmish was opened about
daylight on June 1. and the cavalry
leld their position. anxious only about
he waste Of ammunition. About
o'clock the Confederates advanced to
he charge with two infantry brigades
The carbines OF Merritt and the ar
illery repulsed the advance. a sec
nd charge was made. and that was re-
ulsed also. and before the attack
ould be renewed in force the Sixth
orps was on the ground In short
me this corps had got into position,
overing the roads through Gold Har.
or. toward White House and to Dis .
atch station on the Chickahominy, {
here the Richmond and York River (
iilroad crosses. d
Smith had also been ordered to move +
Is Eighteenth corps over from the Pa b
iunKey r1veT road TO the LETT ana 1oin O
he sixth corps. This was done dur | O
e the day. and the united army was
NV on one long line from the Chicka- r
'miny. east Of Richmond. around TO L
e Central railroad on the north. The ! v
al To White House landing was also 4,
cured. and the movement of the fl
rps on the right of the line was be-
IN with view 10 concentrate around