. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . t, General Lee to the rear ! which was taken up allalong the line. One of the men respectfully but firmly took hold of the gen-erals bridle and led his horse to the rear, and the charge went on. The twomoving lines met in the rear of the captured works, and after a fierce strug-gle in the woods the Federals were forced back to the base of the Gordons division did not cover their whole front. On the left of thesalient, where Rodess division had connected with Johnsons,
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . t, General Lee to the rear ! which was taken up allalong the line. One of the men respectfully but firmly took hold of the gen-erals bridle and led his horse to the rear, and the charge went on. The twomoving lines met in the rear of the captured works, and after a fierce strug-gle in the woods the Federals were forced back to the base of the Gordons division did not cover their whole front. On the left of thesalient, where Rodess division had connected with Johnsons, the attack wasstill pressed with great determination. General Rodes drew out Ramseursbrigade from the left of his line (a portion of Kershaws division taking itsplace), and sent it to relieve the pressure on his right and restore the linebetween himself and Gordon. Ramseur swept the trenches the whole lengthof his brigade, but did not fill the gap, and his right was exposed toa terrible fire from the works still held by the enemy. Three brigadesfrom Hills corps were ordered up. Perrins, which was the first to. SPOTSYLVANIA TAVERN, NEAR THE CODRT FROM WAR-TIME PHOTOGRAPHS. FROM THE TO COLD HAKBOK. 33 arrive, rushed forward through a fearful fire and recovered a part ofthe line on Gordons left. General Perrin fell dead from his horse justas he reached the works. General Daniel had been killed, and Rarnseurpainfully wounded, though remaining in the trenches with his men. Rodessright being still hard pressed, Harriss (Mississippi) and McGowans (SouthCarolina) brigades were ordered forward and rushed through the blinding works on Ramseurs right,held the greater part ofthough the Confederatesdrive them out, the Fed-farther. Hancocks corps,the attack, had been reen-sells and Wheatons divi- storm into theThe Federals stillthe salient, andwere unable toerals could get nowhich had madeforced by Rus-sionsof the SixthCorps and one-half of Warrenscorps, as the bat-tl
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