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D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 15: (search)
a, he again renewed what the soldiers called his sidling movement toward Richmond. Again General Lee made a counter move, and took position around Cold Harbor. On the way to the new position some brisk fighting occurred. At Jericho ford, Lane's North Carolinians and Mc-Gowan's South Carolinians became entangled in a riverside fight with the Federal line posted on a crest. Lane sustained a loss of 11 killed and 79 wounded. This same brigade had sharp skirmishes at Starr's farm on Totopotomoy creek, and at Turkey ridge. In the latter, General Lane was wounded by a sharpshooter, and during his enforced absence, first Col. J. D. Barry and then General Conner commanded his brigade. The next important battle was at Cold Harbor, where General Grant made two prolonged assaults upon the Confederate lines. In these, according to General Humphreys' figures, he lost 9,948. Campaign of 1864 and 1865. The Confederate losses are reported at 1,500, a figure that is perhaps too small, b