. Life and campaigns of Thomas J. Jackson, (Stonewall Jackson) . was crowned with , which screened by the narrow zone of trees, commandedevery approach to the position. Last, a number of heavy, rifledcannon upon the heights south of the Cliickahominy, protectedthe extreme left, and threatened to enfilade any troops advancuigacross the open country to the attack. These formidable disposi-tions were only disclosed to the Confederates by their actualonset, so that manoeuvre was excluded, and the only resort wasto stubborn courage and main force. And it was only on Ge
. Life and campaigns of Thomas J. Jackson, (Stonewall Jackson) . was crowned with , which screened by the narrow zone of trees, commandedevery approach to the position. Last, a number of heavy, rifledcannon upon the heights south of the Cliickahominy, protectedthe extreme left, and threatened to enfilade any troops advancuigacross the open country to the attack. These formidable disposi-tions were only disclosed to the Confederates by their actualonset, so that manoeuvre was excluded, and the only resort wasto stubborn courage and main force. And it was only on GeneralJacksons extreme left, that the Confederate artillery could findany position, from which the enemy could be reached front upon which these two great armies were to contendwas less than three miles in extent. Hence, as the brigades ofLongstreet and A. P. Hill from the Confederate right, and of Hill and Jackson from the left, moved into the combat on con-vergent radii, they formed, in many places, an order of battle two BATTLE OP CIIICKAUOMINY. 447. BATTLE OF CHICKAHOMINy. 448 LITE OP JACKSON. or tliree lines deep; and those first engaged were supported bythose which arrived later. The road along which General Jackson di-ew up his line forbattle, made with the enemys front an angle of forty or fiftydegrees. Hence, the troops toward the right had tlie longer arcto traverse, in reaching the scene of combat, and all were requiredto incline toward their left, in order to confront the D. H. Hill, on the Confederate left, m-oved first, and wassoon furiously engaged. For two or tln-ee hours he struggledwith the enemy with wavering fortunes, unable to rout them, butwinning some ground, which he stubbornly held against a terribleartillery and musketry fire. General Ewell moved next, with onebrigade upon the left, and two upon the right of the road whichled from Gainess Mill toward the Federal left. Crossing themarsh, he ascended the o
Size: 1283px × 1948px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectuniteds, bookyear1866
