. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . des were the only forces guarding the crossings of theChickahominy from New Bridge to Meadow Bridge. On the Federal side Keyess corps, with abundant artillery, occupied thatpart of the Federal third line of defense which was ou the south side of the TWO DAYS OF BATTLE AT SEFEN PINES. 251 Williamsburg road, one and three-eighths miles east of Seven Pines. Onebrigade and two regiments of Hookers division were close in rear of Keyes,and two brigades of Kearnys division were in the tr
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . des were the only forces guarding the crossings of theChickahominy from New Bridge to Meadow Bridge. On the Federal side Keyess corps, with abundant artillery, occupied thatpart of the Federal third line of defense which was ou the south side of the TWO DAYS OF BATTLE AT SEFEN PINES. 251 Williamsburg road, one and three-eighths miles east of Seven Pines. Onebrigade and two regiments of Hookers division were close in rear of Keyes,and two brigades of Kearnys division were in the trenches of the third lineof defense, on the north side of the Williamsburg road; whilst Birneys bri-gade of that division was about half a mile in advance, with three regimentsin line of battle, facing nearly south-west, their right resting on the railroad,and in close connection with Sumners corps. In fact, the lines of Sum-ner and Heintzelman overlapped here at the time the Confederate attack was made. Sumnersing drawn up in onewest, as represented corps (instead of be-line, facing nearlyby General Johnston). HOUSES ON THE BATTLE-FIELD,USED AS UNION HOSPITALS. was in two lines, nearlyother. Sedgwicks divis-off forces and five bat- FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKENSOON AFTER THE BATTLE. at right angles to eachwith Couchs cut-line. teries, were m facing nearly west, the left being a little north of the railroad, a short dis-tance east of Fair Oaks. Richardsons division was on Sedgwicks left, inthree lines, nearly parallel to the railroad, with four batteries. In front ofRichardsons position was a dense and tangled wood; on his right, and infront of Sedgwick, the ground was open for several hundred yards. I find no reasonable cause to doubt the substantial accuracy of the Federalofficial reports in regard to the position of their forces, or in reference to theiraccounts of the actual fighting, a synopsis of which will presently be am far from agreeing with General Johnston in the ro
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