The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . every field; while his subsequentinaction shows in what condition the sur-vivors reached the protection to which theyfled. The inaction thus vaunted wasmutual. Lee did not see fit to re-peat at Harrisons Bar his costly ex-periment at Malvern; but, afterscrutinizing our hasti
The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . every field; while his subsequentinaction shows in what condition the sur-vivors reached the protection to which theyfled. The inaction thus vaunted wasmutual. Lee did not see fit to re-peat at Harrisons Bar his costly ex-periment at Malvern; but, afterscrutinizing our hastily constructeddefenses, and guessing at the num-bers and spirit of the men behindthem, withdrew * to Richmond, leav-ing but a brigade of cavalry to watchand report any fresh evidences of ac-tivity on our side. None being af-forded, he sent Gen. French, with 43guns, to approach Harrisons Barstealtliily on the south side of the river, during the night, and open afire on our camps and vessels, where-by we had 10 killed and 15 wounded,with some little damage to tents, & desisted after half an hoursfiring, or so soon as om* guns werebrought to bear upon him, and de-camped before dayhght. Gen. Mc-Clellan thereupon occupied and for-tified Coggins Point, on that side ofthe river J and was no farther POSITION AT HABKISONS LANDING. Even if we raise our actual lossesof men in the Seven Days to 20,000,it is doubtful that they much, if at all,exceeded those of the Rebels, whose ** ZAtt of killed, tcouTuled and misi>tnff in the Arm;/ ofthf, Iofrnndc. from the 26<A of June to the \iit ofJuly, l32, inciimive. Killed. Wound. Minng. Total. L McCMrg division irA l/.Sl . 8. Bumners . Porters corps C20 1,198 6. Frunklirrs 1, 1,179 2,737 Knpineers — 2 21 23 Cavalry 19 60 97 176 Total July 8. .1,682 7,709 15,240*July 31. OUR ARMY AT HARRISONS BAR. 1G9 reckless attacks on our strong posi-tions at Mechanicsville, Gainess Mill,Glendale,
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