. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . messagewhich would at once and permanently removehim from the dangers of the battle, since thefamily interests at stake were too importantto permit him to be so exposed. I had shortlybefore asked Colonel Thomas L. Gantt, anotherof McClellans aides, to hasten to that generaland hurry up reenforcements, as our lineswould soon be broken. The danger was nowimminent, and I asked the Prince to carry thesame message, telling him that he was selectedb
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . messagewhich would at once and permanently removehim from the dangers of the battle, since thefamily interests at stake were too importantto permit him to be so exposed. I had shortlybefore asked Colonel Thomas L. Gantt, anotherof McClellans aides, to hasten to that generaland hurry up reenforcements, as our lineswould soon be broken. The danger was nowimminent, and I asked the Prince to carry thesame message, telling him that he was selectedbecause of the speed of his horse. He turnedas if to go, and I went to attend to the the Count returned, wdth tears in hiseyes, and with choking utterance, expressiveof his care and affection, begged me again to send away his uncle. This alsoI did. Scarcely had the Prince left the second time when our cavalry fellback on us as I have related, our line was broken, and our artillery renderedunserviceable. The Prince and Colonel Gantt afterward told me that they didnot leave, as I had directed, because all seemed favorable to us, and they. BREVET MAJOK-GENERAL PHILIP ST. GEORGECOOKE. rilO-M A niOTOGRAPII. ^ At Gainoss Mill the Union loss was: Killed,894; wounded, 8107; missing, 2836,—total,6837. On the Confederate side the losses of Jack-son, Ewoll, Whiting, and D. H. Hill were : Killed,r-,S9 ; wounded, 2G71; missing, 24,—total, those. Whiting (i. c, Hoods and Laws brigades)lost 1017. The losses of A. P. Hill this battle are not reported separately, but asafe estimate from their losses in the campaign would probably bring the total consideiably beyondthe Union loss, that of the killed and wounded cer-tainly much higher. Almost the whole of two Unionregiments, tlie 11th Pennsylvania Reserves and the4th New Jersey, were captured.— Editors. J^The landing at White House and the railroadsonth from Tnnstalls station were abandoned, theinfantry a
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