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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 59. battles of Spottsylvania, Va: battle of Sunday, May 8, 1864. (search)
he troops, although fighting bravely, were terribly decimated, and gave way. General Robinson fell, wounded in the leg. General Warren, in person, rallied the division. Crawford's Pennsylvania Reserves came up and steadily advanced into the breach, firing telling volleys. Their advance was continued beyond the woods, through a field, and down into a swampy wood beyond, the enemy falling back and leaving a number of prisoners in our hands, chiefly of Hood's Twenty-first Mississippi and Colonel Manning's Third Arkansas regiments. The latter officer was captured. By this time the troops in the rear had been partially reformed, and Crawford's reserves fell back to join the general line. At half-past 2 o'clock the second advance began. The enemy was found in the edge of the woods, but no attack was ordered. Skirmishing continued about three hours, when the troops were recalled and new lines were formed, to which was added that of the Sixth corps; General Wright's division, if I reme