Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3.
Henry Coppee , LL.D., Ed.

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[555] eagerly rushes to the front, bears to the right, overtakes that portion of Cutler's brigade which has remained on the left of the railroad, and with the aid of a piece of artillery opens a murderous fire upon Davis' brigade. The latter, which is advancing in line against the wood where the Fourteenth and Ninety-fifth New York have taken refuge, is thrown into confusion by his enfilading fire. The Confederates try to front about to the right and cross the railway-track, in order to face this new enemy, but they are driven back into the cut, almost two entire regiments being surrounded and captured with their colors. This new success might have been still more complete if Cutler's whole brigade had remained within reach. However that may be, the debris of the One-hundred-and-forty-seventh New York are freed and the enemy driven back in the direction of Willoughby Run.

It is about eleven o'clock. The combined attacks of Davis and Archer have completely failed. These two brigades have lost more than one-half of their effective force. Heth has come to a halt in order to replace these vanquished troops with his two other brigades, under Pettigrew and Brockenbrough, which, being deployed to the right, have not, up to the present time, been much under fire. The energy of the Federals and the losses they have inflicted upon him have led him to exaggerate their numbers and to act with greater circumspection.

The Confederates are beginning to find out that their sudden attacks en masse are more dangerous and more difficult of execution along the open, hilly country of Pennsylvania than among the thickly-wooded settlements of Virginia, where they did not stand in dread of slanting fires. Doubleday avails himself of this respite to rectify and strengthen his line; Meredith, under the orders of the latter, resumes his position east of the stream, and occupies the edge of McPherson's Wood; Cutler is brought back by him to his former position, and he causes the division battery to be relieved by a mounted battery. He knows that the remainder of his corps is approaching, and impatiently waits its arrival.

Fortunately, while the Confederates are contenting themselves with a very fruitless cannonade, Doubleday, about half-past 11 o'clock, at last sees in the distance Rowley's and Robinson's divisions, each containing two brigades and presenting a total