. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . fle-pits with an enfilading fire. Buttheir desperate charges were all repelled. The Union loss was over2,000; that of the enemy probably much less in killed and wounded,as they fought behind breast-works. While the battle was going on at the left, there was hot work infront of the other corps. All day there was cannonading and mus-ketry
. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . fle-pits with an enfilading fire. Buttheir desperate charges were all repelled. The Union loss was over2,000; that of the enemy probably much less in killed and wounded,as they fought behind breast-works. While the battle was going on at the left, there was hot work infront of the other corps. All day there was cannonading and mus-ketry firing in the region of Bethesda Church. Toward night,after the battle had opened at Cold Harbor, the skirmishing grewbrisker, and the artillery on both sides fired rapidly. In the after-noon there was a forward movement of two divisions on the right—probably with a view to cover an intended withdrawal of thesecond corps from right to left to follow the footsteps of the sixth,already advanced to extend the Union flank in that direction. Theresult was a rally of the rebels in force and a determined attacktoward evening on the entire Union line, as soon as the two divi-sions had fallen back. The enemy came on closely massed, regardless of the gaps made. Cold Harbor^ Va. by the artillery. As soon as musketry was of avail, both partiesdelivered heavy volleys, the Federal men being closely packed be-hind their works. Several distinct and desperate charges weremade by the enemy; and it was late at night before they desisted,their retirement being succeeded by the advance of the Union mento the skirmish line. No authentic estimate of the losses at thispart of the line is given ; but 1,000 will probably cover the casual-ties. The enemy must have suffered severely. Taking the day through, it may be said to have resulted favor-ably to the Unionists; as they gained on the left the possession ofCold Harbor, a point of much importance not only in reference to thesubsequent crossing of th
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