Huger not coming up and Jackson having been unable to force the passage of White Oak swamp, Longstreet and Hill were without the expected support.
The superiority of numbers and advantage of position were on the side of the enemy.
The battle raged furiously until 9 P. M. By that time the enemy had been driven with great slaughter from every position but one, which he maintained until he was enabled to withdraw under cover of darkness.
At the close of the struggle, nearly the entire field remained in our possession, covered with the enemy's dead and wounded.
Many prisoners, including a General of division, were captured, and several batteries with some thousands of small arms were taken.
Could the other commands have co-operated in the action, the result would have proved more disastrous to the enemy. * * * *
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