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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter XI (search)
y corps and a division of cavalry under command of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, and a Confederate force under General Beauregard,tests of the war and fairly carried off the honors. General Butler, commanding the army of the James, in his official rep Bluff, at 5,958 killed, wounded and captured. In spite of Butler's flippant report, the battle was a disastrous one to him.lmore, commanding the Tenth corps, at 7:25 a. m. asked General Butler in a written dispatch if it were true that General Broorps) right was turned and a 20-pounder battery lost. General Butler answered, No truth in report. Very soon after this, BButler dispatched Gilmore: Brooks is falling back to second line; Weitzel is also falling back. In a little while, at 9:30 a., General Gilmore states that he received a dispatch from Butler informing him that the enemy is pressing around our righte may get back behind the defenses. Push vigorously. General Butler's heroic soul was in a flame of zeal severe. At 10 a.