The other three brigades reported their strength and losses as follows:—
Seven Pines, May 31, 1862
POSITIONBRIGADEPRESENTKILLEDWOUNDEDMISSINGtotalPERCENT
Front rightRodes22002418535109950
Front leftGarland2065986004274037
Rear leftAnderson, G. B.18651496803786647
6130488213384270544
This record shows great fighting power, and will compare favorably for a half-day's fighting of an equal body of men, with any records of the war.
At Waterloo, the losses were: Allies 20 per cent, French 34 per cent, British regulars 29 per cent. At Balaklava, the Light Brigade (600) lost 49 per cent.
On the Federal side the battle was opened by Casey's division, moderately well fortified with trenches, batteries, and abattis, and soon supported by Peck's brigade of Couch's division.
These four brigades were finally routed from their first line by the Rains's flank movement.
They then fell back upon the second intrenched line, where they united with Couch's two remaining brigades.
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, G. B. Colquitt4
Total 2d Corps4 Divisions19 Brigades, 24 Batteries, 100 Guns24
ArtilleryPendletonPendleton's Reserve, 58 Guns12
CavalryStuartHampton, Lee F., Robertson, 14 Guns3
Aggregate2 Corps, 10 Divisions43 Brigades, 284 guns, 55,000 Men67
CORPSDIVISIONSBRIGADESBATTS.
1st CorpsKingPhelps, Doubleday, Patrick, Gibbon4
HookerRickettsDuryea, Christian, Hartsuff2
MeadeSeymour, Magilton, Gallagher4
2d CorpsRichardsonCaldwell, Meagher, Brooke2
SumnerSedgwickGorman, Howard, Dana2
FrenchKimball, Morris, Weber3
5th CorpsMorellBarnes, Griffin, Stockton3
PorterSykesBuchanan, Lovell, Warren3
HumphreysHumphreys, Tyler, Allabach2
6th CorpsSlocumTorbert, Bartlett, Newton4
FranklinSmith, W. F.Hancock, Brooks, Irwin3
CouchDevens, Howe, Cochrane4
9th CorpsWillcox, O. B.Christ, Welsh2
BurnsideSturgisNagle, Ferrero2
RodmanFairchild, Harland1
CoxSeammon, Crook3
12 CorpsWilliamsCrawford, Gordon3
MansfieldGreeneTyndale, Stainrook, Goodrich4
CavalryPleasantonWhiting, Farnsworth
iew of turning that flank.
This manoeuvre was, however, frustrated by the skill and promptitude of Col. Cross of the 5th N. H., Caldwell's brigade, who, detecting the danger, moved his regiments toward the menaced point.
Between his command and the Confederate force there then ensued a spirited contest, each endeavoring to reach the high ground, and both delivering their fire as they marched in parallel lines by the flank.
The effort to flank on the right was handsomely checked by Brooke, French, and Barlow — the latter of whom changing front, with his two regiments, obliquely to the right, poured in a rapid fire, compelling the surrender of 300 prisoners with two standards.
When this fighting had lasted perhaps an hour, the Federals had gradually brought in the whole of French's and Richardson's divisions, and extended their lines.
At last they reached a position from which a portion of the sunken lane could be enfiladed.
This being reported to Rodes by the Lt.-Col. of the 6t