. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ion of McDowells (Third) Corps in Popescame near being disastrous for about six oclock the brigade was in Williams reported: .\t this timethis brigade occupied the interior line of a strip of woods. A field, varying from 250 to500 yards in width, lay between it and thenext strip of woods. In moving across thisfield the three right regiments and the sixcompanies of the Third Wisconsin were re-ceived by a terrific fire of musketry. TheThird Wisco
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ion of McDowells (Third) Corps in Popescame near being disastrous for about six oclock the brigade was in Williams reported: .\t this timethis brigade occupied the interior line of a strip of woods. A field, varying from 250 to500 yards in width, lay between it and thenext strip of woods. In moving across thisfield the three right regiments and the sixcompanies of the Third Wisconsin were re-ceived by a terrific fire of musketry. TheThird Wisconsin especially fell under a par-tial flank fire under which fell and the regiment was obliged togive way. Of the three remaining regimentswhich continued the charge (Twenty-eighthNew York, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania, andFifth Connecticut! every field-officer andevery adjutant was killed or disabled. Inthe Twenty-eighth Xew York every com-pany officer was killed or wounded; in theForty-sixth Pennsylvania all but five; in theFifth Connecticut all but eight. It wasone of the most heroic combats of the Army of Virginia. The cavalry had beenused pretty well during Popes advance. Onthe Kth of August, the day before the battleof ( edar Mountain, the cavalry had pro-ceeded south to the house of Dr. night Dufiie was on picket inadvance of General Crawfords troops,which had come up during the day andpitched camp. The whole division cameIII his support on the next day. When theinfantry fell back to the protection of theLatteries, the cavalry was ordered to chargethe advancing Confederates. Officers andmen behaved admirably, and I cannot speakloo highly of the good con<luct of all ofI he brigade, reported General \fter the battle the ca\alry covered theretreat of the artillery and ambulances. ISth, when the retreat behind theUappalianniic was ordered, the checked the Confederate the entire campaign th
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