. Days and events, 1860-1866 . th the restof us waited a while near where we had entered this open field,until he said we might stay there and he would go to see GeneralMeade. We dismounted, took it easy, and I read a novel until I fellasleep. I was awakened by a tremendous shouting and the rattlingof musketry close in front of me, which was that of the enemy, whohad turned our right flank but a few yards away, which they hadbeen enabled to do by General Crawfords failure to connect with us,with the 3d Division Fifth Corps, contrary to the report to GeneralGrant. I looked about and saw that no
. Days and events, 1860-1866 . th the restof us waited a while near where we had entered this open field,until he said we might stay there and he would go to see GeneralMeade. We dismounted, took it easy, and I read a novel until I fellasleep. I was awakened by a tremendous shouting and the rattlingof musketry close in front of me, which was that of the enemy, whohad turned our right flank but a few yards away, which they hadbeen enabled to do by General Crawfords failure to connect with us,with the 3d Division Fifth Corps, contrary to the report to GeneralGrant. I looked about and saw that not one of our staff was left,and mounting hastily I rode away to find General Hancock. The 404. DAYS AND EVENTS enemy were firing away with cannon and muskets, not only on ourfront, but also that of the cavalry, and with my wits not quiteawake I rode back toward Raineys house to find General Hancock,and to my mortification not finding him in that direction, I turnedand rode to the oak tree before mentioned, to which I have many. times wished I had ridden at once as fast as my horse could go; forthere I found the general, and there he and the staff, in the verybrief time that had elapsed, had seen hot work and greatly dis-tinguished themselves. The enemy, as I have said, had turned ourright flank, and had driven our men clear across to the plank roadfrom east to west, and there they were rallied, but they had left abattery out to the east of the road. General Egan, however, whohad advanced to the north on the road so far that the enemy at-tacking our right flank behind him did not touch him, underorders from General Hancock, as I suppose, faced his men to therear and opened on the enemy so that they got back in a greaterhurry than they came in. Mitchell, General Hancocks senior aide. DAYS AND EVENTS 405 in coming back from Egans division ran the gantlet of a line ofthe enemy close upon the road firing at him all the way, and as hepassed, one of our officers, a prisoner In their h
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