. Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac; . movement across the Peninsula, was fought. As the hneswere now drawn, however, there was this difference, that therelative situations of the combatants were quite reversed—Leeholding McClellans position and Grant Lees. Lee disposed his force on the hither side of the Chicka-hominy, in an excellent position for defence, having the frontof approach obstructed by thickets and cut up by Union force was drawn up in the order already given—Hancocks corps on the left; then the Sixth Corps; thenSmiths command; then Warren and Burnside on the right.
. Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac; . movement across the Peninsula, was fought. As the hneswere now drawn, however, there was this difference, that therelative situations of the combatants were quite reversed—Leeholding McClellans position and Grant Lees. Lee disposed his force on the hither side of the Chicka-hominy, in an excellent position for defence, having the frontof approach obstructed by thickets and cut up by Union force was drawn up in the order already given—Hancocks corps on the left; then the Sixth Corps; thenSmiths command; then Warren and Burnside on the left rested across the Dispatch Station road, the right onTolopotomy Creek. Sheridan with two divisions of horse * Many interpretations of Cold or Coal Harbor have been given. It hasbeen suggested that the proper form is Cool Arbor—a designation which itsshady coverts might justify. But it would appear that Cold Harbor is acommon name for many places along the travelled roads in England, andmeans simply, shelter without fire,. GRANTS 07ERLAND CAMPAIGN. 485 held tlic lower crossings of tlie Chickahominj an J covereilthe roads to White Honse. The other cavalry division underWilson took post on the right flank. The manner of attackordered was of the kind already so often made in the cours<».of this campaign—a general assault along the whole front ofsix miles, to be made at half-past four in the morning. Next morning, with the first gray light of dawn strugghngthrough the clouds, the preparations began : from behind therude parapets there was an upstarting, a springing to arms,the muffled commands of officers forming the line. Theattack was ordered at half-past four, and it may have beenfive minutes after that, or it may have been ten minutes, but itcertainly was not later than forty-five minutes past four, whenthe whole line was in motion, and the dark hollows betweenthe armies were lit up with the fires of death. It took hardly more than ten minutes of the figment
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