. The history of the Civil War in the United States : its cause, origin, progress and conclusion ; containing full, impartial and graphic descriptions of the various military and naval engagements, with the heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals, touching scenes and incidents in the camp, the cabin, the field and the hospital ; and biographical sketches of its heroes . olumnsat the edge of the wood, and the Rebel iron-clads in the river, and theirbatteries on the opposite side, having commenced a heavy artillery fireon the Union line to cover their approach, they charged with great pr
. The history of the Civil War in the United States : its cause, origin, progress and conclusion ; containing full, impartial and graphic descriptions of the various military and naval engagements, with the heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals, touching scenes and incidents in the camp, the cabin, the field and the hospital ; and biographical sketches of its heroes . olumnsat the edge of the wood, and the Rebel iron-clads in the river, and theirbatteries on the opposite side, having commenced a heavy artillery fireon the Union line to cover their approach, they charged with great prompt-itude. As they advanced, a well directed rolling musketry fire sent themreeling back into the wood. Their officers rallied and reformed themagain and again, and they charged upon the Union works twice with greatresolution. But though they approached quite near, it was only to berepulsed with great slaughter. The Union troops had been instructed tolower their pieces as they fired, and as a considerable portion of themwere armed with the Spencer repeating rifle, their fire was both incessantand murderous. They finally broke and fled, and the Union commandersucceeded in capturing two hundred prisoners, including twenty entire loss of the Rebels in this battle was over one thousand, whilethat of the Union forces was less than two hundred. Fort Harrison and. / THE BATTLE OF PEEBLES FARM. 89^ the other positions captured, threatened Richmond so strongly that Gen-■eral Grant determined to hold them, and did so, although the Rebelsmade several desperate efforts to dislodge him, for all which they paid■dearly. On the morning of the 30th of September, General Meade sent Greggscavalry, with two infantry brigades, on a reconnoissance toward PoplarSpring church, on the right of the enemy, which he had reason to sup-pose was weakened in the effort to hurry support to the left, and followedit by two divisions and a brigade of the fifth, and two divisions of theninth corp
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