. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . marched the greater 2)art of the night. For once Jacksonwas behind time. The morning hours came and went. Noonjjassed and Jackson had not arrived. At three oclock, Gen-eral A. P. Hill, growing impatient, decided to put his troopsin motion. Crossing at JNIeadow Bridge, he marched his menalong the north side of the Chickahominy, and at Mechanics-ville was joined by the commands of Longstreet and D. Driving the Union outposts to cover, the Confederatesswept across the low apjaroach to Beaver Dam Creek. A mur-derous fire from t
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . marched the greater 2)art of the night. For once Jacksonwas behind time. The morning hours came and went. Noonjjassed and Jackson had not arrived. At three oclock, Gen-eral A. P. Hill, growing impatient, decided to put his troopsin motion. Crossing at JNIeadow Bridge, he marched his menalong the north side of the Chickahominy, and at Mechanics-ville was joined by the commands of Longstreet and D. Driving the Union outposts to cover, the Confederatesswept across the low apjaroach to Beaver Dam Creek. A mur-derous fire from the batteries on the cliff poured into theirranks. Gallantly the attacking columns withstood the delugeof leaden hail and drew near the creek. A few of the moreaggressive reached the ojiposite bank but their repulse wassevere. Later in the afternoon relief was sent to Hill, Avho againattempted to force the Union position at EUersons ]Mill,where the slope of the west bank came close to the borders ofthe little stream. From across the open fields, in full view
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