...he horrible jam in the pit. One of these martyrs was a mere boy, Lieutenant Pennell, an aid to General Thomas. So many bullets struck him that his body whirled around like a top before it fell. Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant , commanding the United States Army, in his report to General Halleck, under date of August 1, 1864, at City Point, Va., says: The loss in the disaster of Saturday last foots up about 3,500, of ...