. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . r waiting till 2:30 p. m. to hear from Longstreet, i^ir he advanced hisdivision without support to the attack of the intrenched position of the Fed-erals. He kept up a struggle for two hours, was repulsed and driven back,and in turn repulsed his pursuers. His report says: ■ From having been the attacking I now became the attacked; but stubbornly and gallantlywas the gi-ound held. My division was thus engaged full two hours before assistance wa
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . r waiting till 2:30 p. m. to hear from Longstreet, i^ir he advanced hisdivision without support to the attack of the intrenched position of the Fed-erals. He kept up a struggle for two hours, was repulsed and driven back,and in turn repulsed his pursuers. His report says: ■ From having been the attacking I now became the attacked; but stubbornly and gallantlywas the gi-ound held. My division was thus engaged full two hours before assistance wasreceived. We failed to carry the enemys lines, but we paved the way for the successfulattacks afterward, in which attacks it was necessary to employ the whole of our army on thatside of the Chickahominy. i:^ General Lee in his official report says: The arrivalof Jackson on our left was momentarily expected,and it was supposed that his approach would cause the extension of the enemys line in that this impression, Longstreet was held back until this movement should commence.— Editors. 354 LEES ATTACKS NORTH OF THE OLD COLD HARBOR TAVERN. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH MADE IN 1885. later, during tbc bloody engagement of General Grantscanapaign, it was witliin the Union lines. The namfe issometimes written Cool Harbor, Coal Harbor, or CoolArbor; but Mr. Burnet, the present owner of thetavern, says that family tradition admits only ColdHarbor.— Editors. OC lock. He thus describes the diffi- This view is from the south, from the road by whichthe Confederate left under Stonewall Jackson and D. advanced to attack Porters right. Five roads meetat this point. Old Cold Harbor consists of one or twohouses and a smithy. During the battle of Gainess Millthe tavern was within the Confederate Uues. Two years Longstreet came into action after 4culties before him: ** In front of me the enemy occnpied the wooded slope of Turkey Hill, the crest of which isfifty or
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