. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . fraziers farm. p293 294 THE LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND LEE, Glendale, and gave instructions to his generals. Jacksonwas ordered to proceed by a road that would bring him tothe northern face of Malvern Hill; the other Division Com-manders were directed to proceed by a road that wouldbring them to the west and northwest of the hill. But twodivisions were held back as reserves, to be sent whererequired, as soon as the General should determine where. B
. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . fraziers farm. p293 294 THE LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND LEE, Glendale, and gave instructions to his generals. Jacksonwas ordered to proceed by a road that would bring him tothe northern face of Malvern Hill; the other Division Com-manders were directed to proceed by a road that wouldbring them to the west and northwest of the hill. But twodivisions were held back as reserves, to be sent whererequired, as soon as the General should determine where. BATTLE OF HI Li- the attack would be directed. Lee desired to attackMcClellan before he could intrench a camp; but heprudently did not permit a battle to be begun before all histroops should be on the field. Shortly after noon the divi-sions arrived before Malvern Hill and under the cover ofwoods were formed for battle. Batteries were placed andopened fire upon the Union position in answer to the bat-teries that continually threw shells into the woods amongthem. Lee found an extremely difficult task before him, onethat was impossible to accomplish and therefore an error on BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL. 295 his part to attempt. Malvern Hill was a high, rounded knobof land, rising precipitously from the James River, but slop-ing to the north and west more gently. At the west side theground descended so near the waters level that the gun-boats, which had arrived some time before, were able to adda cross fire to the Union batteries on the hill, and materiallyaided them in the battle. M
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