. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ve—s^*-* DISTRIBUTING AMMUNITION UNDER FIRE TO WARRENS FIFTH CORPS, MAT A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. 162 THROUGH THE -V;\/^^^^^S THE BURNING WOODS, MAY 6 —RESCUING THE WOUNDED. FROM A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. defeated in his attempt to walk past General Lee on the way to Eieh-mond. Shalers brigade of Wrights division of Sedgwicks corps had beenguarding the wagon-trains, but was now needed for the fight and hadreturned to the Sixth Corps lines. It was placed on th
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ve—s^*-* DISTRIBUTING AMMUNITION UNDER FIRE TO WARRENS FIFTH CORPS, MAT A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. 162 THROUGH THE -V;\/^^^^^S THE BURNING WOODS, MAY 6 —RESCUING THE WOUNDED. FROM A SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME. defeated in his attempt to walk past General Lee on the way to Eieh-mond. Shalers brigade of Wrights division of Sedgwicks corps had beenguarding the wagon-trains, but was now needed for the fight and hadreturned to the Sixth Corps lines. It was placed on the extreme right onthe Gerrnauna Plank road, due north from where General Grant was stand-ing. Shalers brigade was close up to the enemy, as indeed was our wholeline. Shaler was busy building breastworks, when it was struck in theflank, rolled up in confusion, and General Seymour and General Shaler andsome hundreds of his men were taken prisoners. But the brigade was notdestroyed. A part of it stood, and, darkness helping them, the assailantswere prevented from destroying Wrights division. Wright kept his menin order. [See p. 127.] This is in fact the end of the battle of the Wilderness, so far as relates to theinfantry. Our cavalry was dra
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