. Battle field and prison pen, or Through the war, and thrice a prisoner in rebel dungeons . I UNION I CONECOCRATe, BATTLE OF GAINESS RUINS OF GMNESS Ml! L COLD HARBOR. I I 5 insignificant that it did not long retard the ad-vance of the infantry. The entire mass was soonacross the stream and in pursuit of the Federalarmy. Gen. McClellan, finding that it would be neces-sary to fight another battle on the north side ofthe Chickahominy river to hold the enemy incheck lone enouo^h to Q-et his trains over theriver, ordered Gen. Porter to take a positionabout two miles this side of Gaines Mil
. Battle field and prison pen, or Through the war, and thrice a prisoner in rebel dungeons . I UNION I CONECOCRATe, BATTLE OF GAINESS RUINS OF GMNESS Ml! L COLD HARBOR. I I 5 insignificant that it did not long retard the ad-vance of the infantry. The entire mass was soonacross the stream and in pursuit of the Federalarmy. Gen. McClellan, finding that it would be neces-sary to fight another battle on the north side ofthe Chickahominy river to hold the enemy incheck lone enouo^h to Q-et his trains over theriver, ordered Gen. Porter to take a positionabout two miles this side of Gaines Mill, and re-sist the further advance of the enemy until thatwas accomplished. Gen. Porter formed his corpsIn line of battle in the following order: The divis-Ions of Morrell and Sykes were advantageouslyposted In position, with the left of Morrells lineextending almost to the Chickahominy, and theright of Sykes to the rear of Cold Harbor. Mc-Calls division was held in reserve, being In posi-tion about one mile in the rear of the first 11 oclock everything was In readiness to re-ceive the enemy, every man and every gun beingin po
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