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The battle of Gaines's Mill.
From a photograph of the painting by the Prince De Joinville, 1862, made from personal observation: persons represented: 1. Gen. F. J. Porter; 2. Gen. G. W. Morell; 3. Gen. George G. Meade (on horseback in the distae used by which I could be kept informed so that I could provide, in the best possible manner, for the many rapid changes and wants suddenly springing up. The Prince de Joinville and his two nephews — the Comte de Paris and Due de Chartres — and Colonels Gantt, Radowitz, and Hammerstein, from the commanding general's staff, joined ad south from Tunstall's station were abandoned, the infantry and artillery embarking for Fort Monroe, and the cavalry marching to Yorktown.--Editors.
The Prince de Joinville and his two nephews, the Comte de Paris and the Duc de Chartres, were on the field as volunteer aides-de-camp, actively engaged in encouraging the men, ca
official map.)
Confederate brigades: A, A, Anderson (R. H.); B, Wilcox; C, Featherston; D, Pryor; E, Pickett; Z, Kemper; F, G, H, J, L, Y, line of A. P. Hill's six brigades at the opening of the battle, as follows: Archer, Field, Anderson (J. R.), Branch, Gregg, Pender; I, K, Hood and Law (Whiting's division of Jackson's corps), replacing Archer, Field, Anderson; M, N, 0, P, Jackson's old division, as follows: Fulkerson (3d Va.), Cunningham (2d Va.), Lawton, and Winder; Q, R, S, Seymour, Trimble, and Elzey; T, U, V, W, X, line at first: Ripley, Colquitt, Rodes, Anderson (G. B.), Garland.
General directions of approach are indicated by dotted lines.
Union batteries: 1, Allen; 2, 3, Weeden; 4, Martin; 5, 5, 5, 5, Edwards; 6, Weed; 7, Tidball; 8, Kingsbury; 9, Hexamer; 10, Upton; 11, 12, 13, 14, Kerns, Easton, DeHart, Cooper; 15, Diederichs, Knieriem, and Tyler; also Voegelee, Smead, Porter, and Robertson.
Total, 124 guns.
Confederate batteries: 16, 17,18, Longstreet's artille
ks the first break in his line was made by Hood from the direction indicated on the map by an arrow.
Of the Union reserves, McCall's division was put in on the line of Morell,--except a part of Reynolds's brigade, which went to the assistance of Warren; Slocum's division also went to the left,--except Bartlett's brigade, which was sent to the right of Sykes around the McGehee house.
note.--The map is incorrect in one regard: Longstreet's right did not extend so far south as Morell's left.
These lines were parallel to ours, and extended from the valley of the Chickahominy through New Cold Harbor around Morell's front, so
Uniform of the 83d Pennsylvania of Butterfield's Brigade, Morell's division, Fifth Corps. as nearly to reach Warren's brigade — the left of Sykes's division.
At Gaines's Mill, Colonel Thomas Cass's gallant 9th Massachusetts Volunteers of Griffin's brigade obstinately resisted A. P. Hill's crossing, and were so successful in delaying his advance, after crossin
ley, Colquitt, Rodes, Anderson (G. B.), Garland.
General directions of approach are indicated by dotted lines.
Union batteries: 1, Allen; 2, 3, Weeden; 4, Martin; 5, 5, 5, 5, Edwards; 6, Weed; 7, Tidball; 8, Kingsbury; 9, Hexamer; 10, Upton; 11, 12, 13, 14, Kerns, Easton, DeHart, Cooper; 15, Diederichs, Knieriem, and Tyler; also Voegelee, Smead, Porter, and Robertson.
Total, 124 guns.
Confederate batteries: 16, 17,18, Longstreet's artillery; 19, Braxton; 20, Pegram; 21, Johnson; 22, Crenshaw; 23, Pelham; 24, Brockenbrough; 25, Carrington; 26, Courtney; 27, Bondurant; also other guns not here indicated.
At 2 o'clock P. M., after a sharp engagement between Gaines's Mill and New Cold Harbor, A. P. Hill made the first severe attack on the Union center and left, and after two hours fighting was repulsed in such disorder that Longstreet was ordered up to relieve the pressure by a feint on the right, which he converted into an attack in force.
Thus, up to 4 o'clock, the Confederat
