The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . vedirectly upon Mechanicsville, whereon the Rebel batteries on the south-ern bluffs of the Chickahominy were toopen ; Long-streets division followingin support of Hill, while D. H. Hills inlike manner supported Jackson; thusonly Ilugers and Magruders divisionswere left in fr
The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . vedirectly upon Mechanicsville, whereon the Rebel batteries on the south-ern bluffs of the Chickahominy were toopen ; Long-streets division followingin support of Hill, while D. H. Hills inlike manner supported Jackson; thusonly Ilugers and Magruders divisionswere left in front of our left and cen-ter, immediately before Richmond. Jackson was unable to reach Ash-land quite so soon as had been anti-cipated ; so that A, P. Hill did notcross the stream to attack us till 3p. M. His advance had been dis-covered three hours before; so thatour pickets were called in before it,and the regiment and battery hold-ing Mechanicsville fell back, fighting,qn a strong position across BeaverDam creek. Here Gen. McCallsPennsylvania Reserves, which hadrecently been sent down to roenforce McClellan, and had never till nowbeen in action, were strongly postedon advantageous ground, supportedby Morells division and Sykessregulars, the whole forming Fitz-JohnPorters corps of about 27,000 men. UNION =aBEBEL _. MECHAKICSVTLLE. Advancing rapidly and resolutely,in the face of a destructive fire, whichthey could not eftectively return, theleading brigades of A. P. Hills, andultimately of D. H. Hills and Long-streets divisions, attiacked our posi-tion and attempted to turn our left,but were repulsed with fearful car-nage. Jackson being vainly expect-ed to arrive and assail our right, itwas not turned; and night fell on adecided and animating success of ourmainly green soldiers, though thefighting did not cease till after dark,and the Rebels remained in force notfar from our front. Our total loss in ^ June 25. June 26. ?? Juno 2G. 154 THE AMERICAN CONFLICT. tliis affair had bee
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