. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ches, givingconcealment and cover, breast-high, to both infantry and artillery. Before sunrise of the 27th the troops were withdrawn from Beaver DamCreek and sent to their new position east of Powhite Creek, destroying thebridges across it after them. Some batteries and infantry skirmishers, left as a ruse at Beaver DamCreek, by their fii-e so fully absorbed the attention of the foe that our pm-pose ^ Union forces engaged, 11 regiments, 6 batt
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ches, givingconcealment and cover, breast-high, to both infantry and artillery. Before sunrise of the 27th the troops were withdrawn from Beaver DamCreek and sent to their new position east of Powhite Creek, destroying thebridges across it after them. Some batteries and infantry skirmishers, left as a ruse at Beaver DamCreek, by their fii-e so fully absorbed the attention of the foe that our pm-pose ^ Union forces engaged, 11 regiments, 6 batter- Confederate loss, exclusive of Fields and Ander- ies. Confederate forces engaged, 21 regiments, sons brigades and of the batteries, is reported at 8 batteries.—F. J. P. 1589. General Longstreet is quoted by William According to the official returns the total Union Swinton as authority for putting the aggregate at loss at Mechanicsville was 361, but little more between three and four thousand. (Campaigns than that of the 44th Georgia alone (335). The of theArmyof the Potomac, p. 145.)—Editors. J>-^2 HANOVER COURT HOUSE AND GAINESS suddenly and rap-idly to abandonthe intrenclimentsseemed unsuspect-ed. But when theydiscovered oui-withdrawal, theirinfantry pressedforward in smalldetachments, themain body and theartillery being de-layed to rebuild thebridges. Seymoursbrigade, the last tostart,underits skill-ful commander,with Captain JohnC. Tidballs andCaptain James well-managed horse bat-teries on its flanks,kept the enemy at arespectful distanceand enabled all,horse, foot, and ar-tillery, wagons andwounded, to reach,with little loss, theirdesignated posts inthe new position;my brave and effi-cient aide. Lieuten-ant S. M. Weld,however, was taken})risoner. The siege gunswere safely remov-ed l)y hand from theworks overlookingNew Bridge andtaken to the southbank of the Chicka-hominy,wliere,pro-tected by Frank- HANOFER COURT HOUSE AND GAINESS MILL. 33J li
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