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Chickahominy, and on Monday, the 30th, it moved up by the cross made by the Long Bridge road and the Quaker road near Frayser's farm.
Longstreet was warmly engaged when, Hill's division coming up, one after another of his brigade was sent forward whenever assistance was wanted.
General Hill stated that ‘on our extreme right, matters seemed to be going badly.
Two brigades of Longstreet's division had been roughly handled and had fallen back.
Archer was brought up and sent in, and, in his shirt-sleeves, leading his gallant brigade, affairs were soon restored in that quarter.’
At dark the enemy made a desperate pressure on the Confederate line, but a part of Wilcox's brigade moved into the fight at a critical moment with a ‘loud and long rebel yell,’ and the contest was ended by the retirement of the enemy.
The trophies of Hill's division this day were fourteen pieces of artillery and two stand of colors.
The next evening was fought the battle of Malvern Hill.
Hill's division was placed in line of battle near the scene of action and under fire, but was not actively engaged.
At night the Federal army continued its retreat to Harrison's landing on the James river.
Here McClellan took position under the protecting guns of the fleet, fortified, and renewed his call for reinforcements.
McClellan's losses in these operations were reported officially to be 22,686 killed, wounded and captured; but more than this, his army lost its prestige, and the Washington authorities were dissatisfied and disgruntled at his failure to capture Richmond.
The army of Northern Virginia lost 16,782 killed, wounded and missing, but it won the confidence and stimulated the hopes of the country, and achieved imperishable honor for its commanding general.
On the 26th of June, Maj.-Gen. John Pope of the United States army was assigned to command of the Federal army of Virginia.
In President Lincoln's order making the assignment, he stated that the object was
Atlanta, Ga. 1899.
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