. Days and events, 1860-1866 . the rear when hisarm was nearly severed from his body. He was safely carried]away, but poor Tibbetts found his grave on that field. He was,company clerk, had been a clerk, I think, at home, wrote a fineihand, and was a gentlemanly little fellow. The captain wanted;him to go with the train on this march, but he was determined]to see a fight, and had bravely carried his musket on the retreat!until this time. We were told by those who came from the field]hospital that he did not know that he was mortally hurt and lived ithree or four hours, and that he was buried th
. Days and events, 1860-1866 . the rear when hisarm was nearly severed from his body. He was safely carried]away, but poor Tibbetts found his grave on that field. He was,company clerk, had been a clerk, I think, at home, wrote a fineihand, and was a gentlemanly little fellow. The captain wanted;him to go with the train on this march, but he was determined]to see a fight, and had bravely carried his musket on the retreat!until this time. We were told by those who came from the field]hospital that he did not know that he was mortally hurt and lived ithree or four hours, and that he was buried there. i The sun had set and twilight approached when an order came]for us to move. I should not omit to mention that during the!afternoon on our left troops of ours, mostly out of sight in thewoods and bushes, fired briskly for a long time, and that laterjthe rattle of musketry extended farther to the left and finally tO;the rear of our position. The following map will serve to illustrate!the position of affairs at this When McClellan retreated from his intrenchments, Lee, after!he comprehended the almost inconceivable blunder of our com-mander, sent Alagruder and Huger (whatever their positions were) chasing after us on the right flank, Hill andj DAYS AND EVENTS 91 Longstreet in the center and Jackson on the left flank. It wasAlagruder who touched us at Peach Orchard and Savages then deflected to the right as well as Hill and Longstreet, andit was Jackson who came up and opened so fiercely on us at theWhite-Oak Swamp, and it was Hill and Longstreet whose mus-ketry we heard on the left fartlier up the creek; ^ the history citedsays that Lee and Jefierson Davis accompanied the latter divisionof the rebels in their attack, and that after encountering ourtroops at the crossing they waited until 3 for Magruder andHuger to come and assist them. It probably was the encounterof the divisions of Longstreet and Hill or the right of Jacksonwhich we h
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