. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . werein a clearing not far from the crossing. The rear of Sumners corps, Richardsonsdivision, crossed the bridge at ten oclock inthe morning, destroyed it, and took positionsome distance on Smiths left, nearly in linewith him. Both divisions guarded the crossing. After the fight at Savages Station was over,Hazzards battery of Richardsons divisionwas unhitched, its captain not supposing therewas to lie any further movement that night,and the men and horses went to sleep, as usualwhen there was opportunity, which was notoften in those days. The
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . werein a clearing not far from the crossing. The rear of Sumners corps, Richardsonsdivision, crossed the bridge at ten oclock inthe morning, destroyed it, and took positionsome distance on Smiths left, nearly in linewith him. Both divisions guarded the crossing. After the fight at Savages Station was over,Hazzards battery of Richardsons divisionwas unhitched, its captain not supposing therewas to lie any further movement that night,and the men and horses went to sleep, as usualwhen there was opportunity, which was notoften in those days. The division, as has beentold, moved oft, and by accident no notice ofthe movement was sent to Captain the next morning he heard reveille soundedby drums and trumj^ets from positions thathe knew our troops did not hold the eveningbefore. Everything in his vicinity was took in the situation at once. He hadbeen left behind, and the enemy might be uponhim at any moment. He hail the battery(piietly hitched up, sent the caissons off in. REAR-GUARD FIGHTING AT SAVAGES STATION. 465 advance, and bringing up the rear with twoguns ready to open on a pursuing force,started off at a walk. When he was clear ofthe field he ordered the battery to trot; andwithout harm arrived at the White Oak bridgeat that pace just as General Richardson wasdestroying it. He crossed in safety. He foundon the road many stragglers who were coollywandering along with no suspicion that theywere behind everybody, and he, by his warn-ing, was the means of saving many soldiersfrom a Richmond prison. The pluck andcoolness shown in this exploit of CaptainHazzard were admirable. He was killed thenext day while doing excellent work with hisbattery. As the result of the dispositions made by thecommanding general of the troops (a part ofwhose operations has just been described) awhole day was gained in getting a large part ofthe army to the James River without seriousopposition, and into a proper defensiv
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