. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ^ ^^/pW^^^-^^^^-^^. nil 61-5r M \V ^OllK RFGnihNT IN C VMr \T ><IEI1 IOINT, BLLoV \()RKTO\\N.[sEI MM, P. 18S ] lUOM V ^\ U TIMI PKETC U Kershaw and Semmes, of Magruders command, occupied the works whenStoneman came in front of them, and, on finding his advance stubbornlyopposed, Stoneman sent his cavahy upon reconnoissances over the field, andwaited for the infantry under Hooker and Smith to come to his support. Thesedivisions marched fr
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . ^ ^^/pW^^^-^^^^-^^. nil 61-5r M \V ^OllK RFGnihNT IN C VMr \T ><IEI1 IOINT, BLLoV \()RKTO\\N.[sEI MM, P. 18S ] lUOM V ^\ U TIMI PKETC U Kershaw and Semmes, of Magruders command, occupied the works whenStoneman came in front of them, and, on finding his advance stubbornlyopposed, Stoneman sent his cavahy upon reconnoissances over the field, andwaited for the infantry under Hooker and Smith to come to his support. Thesedivisions marched from Yorktown on parallel roads until Smiths column washalted by a burning bridge, and compelled to tm-n into the road by whichHooker was advancing. Sumner accompanied Smiths column, and, immedi-ately on the arrival before Williamsliuig, formed the brigades of Hancock andBrooks for an advance through a piece of woods which screened the Confed-erate rifle-pits. The result is given in Sumners official report as follows: After entering tlie woods I found the underbrusli much thicker than I expected, andthe lines became entangled, and shortly afterward
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