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Warren (search for this): chapter 2.7
unequal conflict for an hour, Colonel Deshler retired seriously punished, but bringing off his guns; and General Holmes, seeing the hopelessness of further efforts, withdrew his whole command. During this withdrawal, a stampede was caused by the heavy fire of the gunboats, among some artillery which had not been engaged and a cavalry battalion, which resulted in the abandonment of two guns and caissons in a road through the woods, where they were found and carried off by the skirmishers of Warren's brigade, which held that flank of the Federal line. It was never known in the Confederate army that the enemy had followed after Holmes' retreat at all, and it was therefore always supposed that some other Confederate battery had found and either appropriated these guns or sent them to Richmond along with those captured at Frazier's farm. They did, however, fall into the enemy's hands, and formed the foundation of a not very ingenious sentence in McClellan's address to his army, viz: Y
H. A. Whiting (search for this): chapter 2.7
p in the night — a part by the main road from Bottom's bridge, and a part by Brackett's ford. The column of General Jackson (Ewell's, Jackson's, D. H. Hill's and Whiting's divisions) commenced crossing the Chickahominy at a very early hour, and entered the Williamsburg road at Savage station just in front of General Magruder's comnce soon developed the great strength of the enemy's position and force. Preparations were at once made by General Lee to attack. Jackson's line was formed with Whiting's division on the left and D. H. Hill's on the right. Stafford's Louisiana brigade of Ewell's division held the centre between Whiting and Hill. The rest of JacWhiting and Hill. The rest of Jackson's command was formed in a second line in rear of the first. On the right of D. H. Hill came in Armistead's and Wright's brigades of Huger's division, and on their right D. R. Jones' sub-division of Magruder's command, consisting of Tombs' and G. T. Anderson's brigades. The remainder of Huger's command (Mahone's and Ransom's
C. M. Wilcox (search for this): chapter 2.7
wo lines, the first being composed of Pryor's, Wilcox's, Anderson's (commanded by Jenkins) and Kempearolina, and afterward joined in the charge of Wilcox's brigade. Jenkins' brigade took into this accoutrements. On the repulse of Jenkins, Wilcox and Pryor, who were about being stretched out r upon the left, and commenced their advance — Wilcox's centre resting on the Long Bridge road. Denaction out of about 200 engaged. Meanwhile Wilcox's brigade continued to move forward against theavy attacks by fresh troops. In this assault Wilcox's brigade carried in about 1,200 men (includinbeen taken by the Ninth and Tenth Alabama, General Wilcox still exchanged musketry with the enemy, warge of the 11th Alabama are obtained from General Wilcox's report and an account by General McCall oys fell upon the sons of Pennsylvania. General Wilcox gives two instances of the desperate charaeo. E. Pickett3d.1,481106252511 1962592654 C. M. Wilcox4th.1,8501321652754119669881,055 R. A. Pryo
Charles Wright (search for this): chapter 2.7
The column under General Huger, on the Charles City road, marched at daylight from Brightwell's, Wright's brigade being detached and sent across White Oak swamp on the left to see that none of the enemy were left behind. Crossing near Hobson's, General Wright advanced his brigade down the north side until (about two o'clock) he met the column under General Jackson. He then returned, at General Jormed in a second line in rear of the first. On the right of D. H. Hill came in Armistead's and Wright's brigades of Huger's division, and on their right D. R. Jones' sub-division of Magruder's commaes, the last two constituting McLaws' division), were disposed and used in support of Armistead, Wright and D. R. Jones. General Holmes, with his division, moved from New Market a short distance down antly made by Huger's and Magruder's commands. Two brigades of the former commenced the action (Wright's and Armistead's), and the other two were subsequently sent to the support of Magruder and Hill
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