History of the Eighty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865 [electronic resource]: comprising an authentic narrative of Casey's division at the Battle of Seven Pines . this position. The troops supportingSpratts battery were formed in line of battle, along an abatis, toj the right and left of thebattery, and some distance farther forward than the battery. The supports to the batterycomprised parts of three regiments of Naglees brigade, aggregating less than 900 men, andone regiment from Palmers brigade. The line of battle at the right of the Redoubt con-sisted of two regimen
History of the Eighty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865 [electronic resource]: comprising an authentic narrative of Casey's division at the Battle of Seven Pines . this position. The troops supportingSpratts battery were formed in line of battle, along an abatis, toj the right and left of thebattery, and some distance farther forward than the battery. The supports to the batterycomprised parts of three regiments of Naglees brigade, aggregating less than 900 men, andone regiment from Palmers brigade. The line of battle at the right of the Redoubt con-sisted of two regiments only, the ;th and 101st Penna. These two battalions were foimed inrear of rifle pts which extended from the Redoubt to the Williamsburg road, and from theroad to a woods north of the road. At no time during the battle of Seven Pines was thisposition occupied by other Federal troops. In rear of the 101st Regt. Regans battery was inposition, and it at no time occupied the position in advance of the rifle pits, as shown in themap. Caseys picket line was formed along the western border of a wood, facing an openfield five or six hundred yards wide, covered with an EI » ~ -?? 7. 3 ro >,,Q D0) _ £ >-, CO r eU _ 01 — x a- a •- 5 ,, ca -r a r- i — CO - ^ c a ^ ^ rtCB a. s^f^. to x - e •X 0, c ctf — ^ sll c = £ S> — ?- c C - — — 3 j~ r ^ c £ * i >. % s - ^ -»->i~ d C ^ ^ St fe £ x : £ ~ £ /? V. r ~ - - wZ V, -C i— * c — +-< p— X _ ~ 0 r . 5 Z Pels 1862 BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES 97 before it; the cavalry broke, and this, which no doubt was intended as the real attackfailed at once, and the head of the column turned down the railroad toward my left. Mydivision, occupying the center of our whole line of battle, now appeared to be the object ofattack, to follow the favorite plan of yesterday. It was now 6J4 oclock in the at once the enemy came upon us in full force on the railroad, which on my left flank,was crosse
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