. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . division to Savages Station, the vicinity of which offered agood fighting position, and advising him to bring his corps to that answered the note at once, telling me that he was then engaged with theenemy, and that as soon as things were quiet he would join me with his after I had sent to General Sumner General Heintzelman rode up, andI told him what I had done. He approved, and said that he would also joinus at the station
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . division to Savages Station, the vicinity of which offered agood fighting position, and advising him to bring his corps to that answered the note at once, telling me that he was then engaged with theenemy, and that as soon as things were quiet he would join me with his after I had sent to General Sumner General Heintzelman rode up, andI told him what I had done. He approved, and said that he would also joinus at the station with his corps. He afterward changed his mind, however,and instead of halting in the wood in front of the station, as we naturallysupposed he would, he marched off toward White Oak Bridge, hidden fromus by the woods, and crossedthe swamp, so that we saw himno more that day, supposing,nevertheless, until we were at-tacked by the enemy, that histroops were in position on apart of our front. ^ GeneralSmiths division arrived at thestation about noon or shortlyafter, and took position on theleft in a wood. General Sum- ners corps. consisting: of Gen-. eral John Sedgwicks andGeneral Israel B. Richardsonsdivisions, arrived about 2 p. m. There was a cleared field of several acres on the north side of the railroad,filled with hospital tents laid out in rows, each tent containing fifteen or 4. Sumners coi-ps, retiring, left the works at PairOaks at daylight and halted for bivouac on Allensfarm, between the Williamsburg road and the rail-road. The Confederates of Magruders commandopened on the troops at 9 a. m. with musketry andartillery, and a spirited fight was kept up until 11oclock. This engagement is known also as thePeach Orchard.—Editors. I General Heintzelman in his report says: RUNNING AMMUNITION TRAINS INTO THE CHICKAHOMINY. The whole open space near Savages wascrowded with troops — more than I supposedcould be brought into action judiciously. Hethen states that an aide of
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