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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
the Williamsburg road, the Charles City road turns off to the southeast. White Oak swamp lies between Seven Pines and the Charles City road. To strike the corps a by the cutting of trees in the dense forests. The extreme left rested on White Oak swamp, and the right of the center on the Chickahominy at New bridge. The Federorps, made a stand on the 29th at Savage Station, covering the crossing of White Oak swamp against Magruder's corps. The South Carolina troops with Magruder were thore the attack by Kershaw, General Heintzelman left the field, and crossed White Oak swamp. Sumner speaks of the assault by Kershaw and Semmes as being met by Bums'd of Savage Station. Sumner, having successfully guarded the passage of White Oak swamp by his unequal battle with Kershaw's and Semmes' brigades and Kemper's batonception. But McClellan was fully equal to this great emergency, and put White Oak swamp on his right, guarded by Franklin, and his five divisions in his center to
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 19: (search)
and halted behind any and every obstruction to reply to the enemy's fire. This was fatal to the attack, though much determination and courage were shown by fighting from shelter, or even in the open. The corps of Hardee and Lee were physically unfit for the heroic exertion demanded of them on the 31st of August. To expect men who are worn out physically and wanting food, to carry intrenchments held by equal numbers, is unreasonable. The great Jackson failed to push his corps across White Oak swamp and join the battle at Frayser's farm, and his friend and biographer explains this unusual want of his characteristic energy by telling of his absolute physical exhaustion. However much we may deplore the disappointing results of the battle of the 31st of August, no true man, who knew the men who failed there, would charge their failure to a lack of spirit or courage. The situation on the night of the 31st was critical. Thomas' two corps were on the railroad in the rear of Howard
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
otaligo, and in Virginia, Port Walthall Junction, Swift Creek, White Oak Swamp, Drewry's Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, Gaines' Mill, Cold Harbor, Hd, and in the battles of Trevilian Station, Reams' Station and White Oak Swamp. He was twice wounded, first at Trevilian Station, where his ed, however, on the same day. The second wound was received at White Oak Swamp. After the close of the war he returned to his home and begann! When night came on and General Sumner had withdrawn across White Oak swamp, Colonel Garlington's comrades found him lying straight upon hHarbor, Louisa Court House and Trevilian Station, White House, White Oak Swamp, Riddle's Shop, Nance's Shop, Sappony Church, Gravelly Run, Reellorsville, Nance's Shop, Jack's Shop, Dinwiddie Court House, White Oak Swamp, and numerous fights around Petersburg. After the close of thand North Anna rivers, Cold Harbor, Hawe's Shop, Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Hanover, Samaria